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Older medical and safety books prove that companies should have known about the dangers of asbestos.

Industrial Dust (1936) by Philip Drinker & Theodore Hatch. Pathology of Asbestosis, Exposure to Asbestos Dust, Asbestosis Bodies, control of the dust hazard.

The Environment and Its Effect Upon Man (1937). Symposium at Harvard.  Information about asbestos dust being toxic, asbestosis, & the cause of pneumoconiosis.

Industrial Dust (1955) by Philip Drinker & Theodore Hatch. Description of Asbestosis, Lung Cancer,  & Asbestos Filters.

Year Book of General Medicine (1937) Says that asbestos dust causes asbestosis and pneumoconiosis.

Toxicology (1937) Asbestosis is a pneumonokonioses caused by the inhalation of asbestos dust. Mentions death of asbestos workers.

Pneumoconiosis: Industrial Diseases of the Lung Caused by Dust (1957) Information about Asbestosis and Asbestos causing cancer of the lung.

Health in Industry (1959) Recommends  methods such as ventilation and respirators to prevent asbestosis.

The Chemistry and Therapy of Industrial Pulmonary Diseases (1966). Amosite, Crocidolite, and Chrysotile asbestos and their dangers are discussed. Mesothelioma and asbestosis.

Origins of Human Cancer (1977) Chapter by Selikoff on "Cancer Risk of Asbestos Exposure." Chapter on Asbestos Standards. Section on "Bystander Disease" as it relates to the U.S. Navy shipyard mesothelioma problem.

Pathology of the Lung (1978)
This book has information about the occurrence of lung cancer among those handling asbestos.  It cites several studies or reports, one of which is from 1935.  This book also has a section on asbestosis. 

Occupational Health in the 1990s (1989) Section by Irving Selikoff on "The Case of Asbestos: Dose-Response and Latency." 

Outrageous Misconduct: The Asbestos Industry on Trial (1985). About how Johns-Manville and other companies covered up the asbestos hazard.

Asbestos, Smoking and Disease (1982)  Asbestos and asbestos-related diseases (including asbestosis and mesothelioma), and smoking and asbestos interactions.

Guide to the Prevention and Suppression of Dust in Mining, Tunnelling, and Quarrying (1965). International Labour Office. Danger of Asbestos Dust, Asbestosis, respirators, ventilation, and preventive methods.

Pulmonary Deposition and Retention of Inhaled Aerosols (1964). By Theodore Hatch & Paul Gross. Asbestos fibers found in lung. Asbestosis.

Supervisors Safety Manual (1956) Asbestos caused occupational disease. Respirators to protect against asbestos dust. Asbestos use for protective clothing and in welding.


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