Much of the more than 30 million tons of asbestos used in the United States since 1900 is still present as insulation in offices and schools, as vinyl-asbestos flooring in homes, and in other common products. This volume presents a comprehensive evaluation of the relation of these fibers to specific diseases and the extent of nonoccupational risks associated with them. It covers sources of asbestiform fibers, properties of the fibers, and carcinogenic and fibrogenic risks they pose.
- ISBN10 0309078520
- ISBN13 9780309078528
- Publish Date 1 February 1984
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 28 May 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint National Academies Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 334
- Language English