Research Catalog

Title

Asbestos : medical and legal aspects / by Barry I. Castleman ; with a contribution by Stephen L. Berger.

Author

Castleman, Barry I.

Publication

Englewood Cliffs, NJ : Aspen Law & Business, 1996.

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Details

Additional Authors

Berger, Stephen L.

Description

xxi, 940 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

• Asbestos: Medical and Legal Aspects provides a comprehensive picture of the development of knowledge on asbestos disease and worker health. Barry Castleman's research makes this book essential reading for anyone involved in litigation over the compensation of asbestos disease victims and environmental health. Asbestos: Medical and Legal Aspects draws upon published literature of all kinds to chronicle the origin and development of today's asbestos problem.
• To attorneys in asbestos litigation, this book offers a complete documentation on the development of knowledge about asbestos hazards. There is an abundance of valuable material for the attorney preparing his case. Asbestos: Medical and Legal Aspects is a major contribution to the public debate and litigation over the compensation of asbestos victims. It also is an invaluable tool for formulators of public health policy and legislation.

Subjects

• Asbestosis
• Asbestosis > history
• Asbestos > Toxicology
• Legislation
• United States
• Asbestos > Law and legislation > United States
• Asbestos > adverse effects
• Air Pollutants > adverse effects
• Asbestos industry > Health aspects

Genre/Form

Legislation.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. The Development of Knowledge About Asbestosis -- 2. Cancer -- 3. Compensation: The Final Check-Up -- 4. Thresholds and Standards -- 5. Asbestos Product Use -- 6. Alternatives to Asbestos Insulation -- 7. "Bystander" Asbestos Disease -- 8. Asbestos Disease in Brake Repair Workers -- 9. Company Knowledge -- 10. Historical Research on Toxic Substances -- 11. The Legacy and the Challenge -- Appendix 1: The Asbestos Magazine Letters of 1935.

ISBN

156706275X

LCCN

95047681

OCLC

• 33665930
• ocm33665930
• SCSB-4780911

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries