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Fatal deception : the untold story of asbestos : why it is still legal and still killing us / Michael Bowker.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Emmaus, Pa. : Rodale ; Distributed to the book trade by St. Martin's Press, c2003.Description: 323 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 1579546846 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9781579546847 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.17/91 21
LOC classification:
  • RA1231.A8 B784f 2003
NLM classification:
  • WA 754
Online resources:
Contents:
Serpent in the rock -- A plague of epic proportions -- Libby's deadly fields -- The disease of slaves -- Following the toxic trail -- 1940-1980: the cover-up -- Death by millions of cuts -- Justice denied -- 1980-2002: political failures -- A legal reckoning -- The EPA lands in Libby -- Why asbestos remains America's most lethal secret -- A town divided -- Targeting Third World markets -- Bankruptcies and the cowardly lion -- Cover-up at Ground Zero? -- The $500 million silver bullet -- Toward banning asbestos.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Barcode
Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Automatización y Procesos Técnicos Automatización y Procesos Técnicos (1er. Piso) RA1231.A8 B784f 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000053054

Serpent in the rock -- A plague of epic proportions -- Libby's deadly fields -- The disease of slaves -- Following the toxic trail -- 1940-1980: the cover-up -- Death by millions of cuts -- Justice denied -- 1980-2002: political failures -- A legal reckoning -- The EPA lands in Libby -- Why asbestos remains America's most lethal secret -- A town divided -- Targeting Third World markets -- Bankruptcies and the cowardly lion -- Cover-up at Ground Zero? -- The $500 million silver bullet -- Toward banning asbestos.

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