| Main Title |
Fatal deception : the untold story of asbestos : why it is still legal and still killing us / |
| Author |
Bowker, Michael
|
| Publisher |
Rodale ; Distributed to the book trade by St. Martin's Press, |
| Year Published |
2003 |
| OCLC Number |
50858963 |
| ISBN |
1579546846 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| Subjects |
Asbestos--Health aspects ;
Asbestos--Environmental aspects ;
Asbestos--adverse effects--Popular Works ;
Environmental Exposure--Popular Works ;
Industry--Popular Works ;
Public Policy--Popular Works
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EJDM |
RA1231.A8 B69 2003 |
|
Env Science Center Library/Ft Meade,MD |
02/13/2004 |
| EJEM |
RA1231.A8B69 2003 |
|
OCSPP Chemical Library/Washington,DC |
05/02/2003 |
| EOAM |
RA1231.A8B69 2003 |
|
Region 8 Technical Library/Denver,CO |
10/24/2003 |
| ERAM |
RA1231.A8B69 2003 |
|
Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
06/27/2003 |
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| Collation |
323 p., {16} p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents Notes |
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. |
