Asbestos and Disease

Content: 
ENVIRONMENTAL SGIENGES, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Foreword, Pages xi-xiii
Preface, Pages xv-xviii
1 - Historical Background, Pages 3-32
2 - Asbestos Minerals: Nature, Occurrence, and Properties, Pages 33-50
3 - Mining, Milling, Manufacturing, and Use, Pages 51-69
4 - Identification and Quantitation of Asbestos Fibers, Pages 71-100
5 - Environmental Distribution, Pages 101-131
6 - Basic Clinical Considerations, Pages 135-141
7 - Characteristics and Etiology of Parenchymal Asbestosis, Pages 143-187
8 - Characteristics and Etiology of Pleural Asbestosis, Pages 189-206
9 - Prevalence, Diagnosis, and Course of the Asbestoses, Pages 207-237
10 - Characteristics and Etiology of Mesothelioma, Pages 241-283
11 - Prevalence, Diagnosis, and Course of Mesothelioma, Pages 285-306
12 - Characteristics, Etiology, and Prevalence of Asbestos-Associated Carcinoma, Pages 307-336
13 - Respiratory Portal of Entry, Pages 339-355
14 - The Gastrointestinal Tract and Other Portals of Entry, Pages 357-375
15 - General Tissue Reactions and Cytotoxicity, Pages 377-392
16 - Phagocytosis and the Asbestos Body, Pages 393-412
17 - Fibrogenesis and Tumorigenesis, Pages 413-428
18 - Regulatory Principles and Objectives, Pages 431-441
19 - Examples of National Regulatory Development, Pages 443-462
20 - Procedures for Prevention and Control, Pages 463-485
BIBLIOGRAPHY, Pages 487-520
Addendum, Pages 521-534
Supplementary Bibliography, Pages 535-536
Subject Index, Pages 537-549
Inside Back Cover, Page 551
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES: An Interdisciplinary Monograph Series, Pages 552-553