Beyond the Factory Gates: Asbestos and Health in Twentieth Century America

by P.W.J.Bartrip (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2005

  $275.25

  Examines the issue of asbestos and health in the USA between the early 1900s to the mid-1970s. Areas covered include: the emergence of medical concern about three fatal diseases related to asbestos, the actions of the US Navy, and the response of the federal government before and after enactment of the Occupational Safety and Health Act in 1970.