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4. Mass Destruction by Fire: Asbestos in World War II
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- ILLUSTRATIONS ix
- TABLES x
- PREFACE xi
- 1. The Asbestos Technology Decision Environment 1
- 2. Asbestos before 1880: From Natural Wonder to Industrial Materia 24
- 3. The Rise of the Asbestos Curtain 45
- 4. Mass Destruction by Fire: Asbestos in World War II 78
- 5. Schools, Homes, and Workplaces: Fire Prevention in the Postwar Built Environment 118
- 6. The Asbestos Tort Conflagration 155
- APPENDIX A. SOME ASBESTOS END-USES IN THE UNITED STATES, 1850–1990 173
- APPENDIX B. SELECTED LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS SPECIFYING ASBESTOS IN CODES, STANDARDS, OR RECOMMENDATIONS, 1880–1980 181
- NOTES 187
- INDEX 245
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- ILLUSTRATIONS ix
- TABLES x
- PREFACE xi
- 1. The Asbestos Technology Decision Environment 1
- 2. Asbestos before 1880: From Natural Wonder to Industrial Materia 24
- 3. The Rise of the Asbestos Curtain 45
- 4. Mass Destruction by Fire: Asbestos in World War II 78
- 5. Schools, Homes, and Workplaces: Fire Prevention in the Postwar Built Environment 118
- 6. The Asbestos Tort Conflagration 155
- APPENDIX A. SOME ASBESTOS END-USES IN THE UNITED STATES, 1850–1990 173
- APPENDIX B. SELECTED LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS SPECIFYING ASBESTOS IN CODES, STANDARDS, OR RECOMMENDATIONS, 1880–1980 181
- NOTES 187
- INDEX 245
