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.
Asbestos: Medical and Legal Aspects provides a comprehensive
examination of the public health history of asbestos, from the
origins of industrial use to the present. It includes in-depth
coverage of prior and ongoing litigation; extensive evaluation of
the legal arguments put forth by plaintiff and defense counsel; and
provides crucial information, materials and resources on the
evolving corporate knowledge of asbestos hazards. The book covers
in detail: asbestosis and cancer; compensability of asbestosis and
cancer as occupational diseases; thresholds and standards used to
determine safe or acceptable levels of asbestos exposure in the
workplace; and company knowledge of asbestos hazards, gleaned from
countless depositions, company records, industry consultants and
trade associations. Some items new to the Fifth Edition include:
extensive discussion of corporate knowledge and responsibility for
asbestos hazards extensive examination of the international
struggle over asbestos, whereby some countries have banned asbestos
while others have continued to expand their usage of asbestos in
building materials detailed discussion of alternatives to asbestos.
General
| Imprint: |
Aspen Publishers Inc.,U.S.
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
November 2004 |
| First published: |
November 2004 |
| Authors: |
Barry I. Castleman
|
| Dimensions: |
259 x 182 x 52mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Unsewn / adhesive bound / Paper over boards
|
| Pages: |
915 |
| Edition: |
5th ed. |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7355-5260-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Health, Home & Family >
Family & health >
Safety in the home
|
| LSN: |
0-7355-5260-6 |
| Barcode: |
9780735552609 |
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