Asbestos Books

For much of the industrial era, asbestos was a widely acclaimed benchmark material. During its heyday, it was manufactured into nearly three thousand different products, most of which protected life and property from heat, flame, acids, and electricity...

Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina. Reference to pathologic abnormalities associated with exposure to asbestos fibers, for pathologists. 14 Contributors. DNLM: Asbestos pathology.

In the early twentieth century, asbestos had a reputation as a lifesaver. In 1960, however, it became known that even relatively brief exposure to asbestos can cause mesothelioma, a virulent and lethal cancer...

Although asbestos was once considered a miracle mineral, today even the word itself has ominous implications for all strata of our society. Incorporated in the past into over 3000 different industrial and consumer products, as well as in building materials and military equipment, opportunities for exposure continue to be ever present in our environment...

The authors analyze the costs and compensation paid for asbestos personal-injury claims, and discuss such issues as the current state of asbestos litigation in the United States, the costs of compensation, the effects of litigation on businesses, and the evolving character of litigation.

Over time, with increasing documentation of adverse health effects, many studies and epidemiologic investigations have demonstrated that inhalation of asbestos fibers may lead to increased risk of developing one or more diseases...

While there are hundreds of books available on many different aspects of asbestos, none contain the encyclopedic, comprehensive coverage you will find here. Edited by leading authorities, with contributions from specialists and leaders in their respective fields, Asbestos: Risk Assessment, Epidemiology, and Health Effects provides a cross-disciplinary approach and an authoritative review of asbestos research...

STILL LEGAL, STILL LETHAL Most Americans mistakenly believe asbestos was banned long ago. In fact, it is still legal and can still kill you. Its microscopic fibers cause painful and incurable diseases...

Written by one of the leading asbestos experts for both plaintiff and defense attorneys, occupational and environmental health professionals, as well as others in the field of toxic substances control, Asbestos: Medical and Legal Aspects has become the definitive resource on the medical and legal aspects of asbestos...

This up-to-date and comprehensive set of two CD-ROM discs provides a superb collection of official Federal government documents on the subject of asbestos, asbestosis, and mesothelioma. Asbestos is the name of a group of minerals with long, thin fibers...