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Medical study · Medical research · 2004

Re: Controlled use of asbestos

…authors argued that controlled use was the latest in a series of corporate misrepresentations of asbestos risk. They examined Union Carbide Corporation's (UCC) claims that Calidria, a chrysotile mined from the Coalinga deposit in California…
Medical study · Medical research · 2009

Chrysotile biopersistence: the misuse of biased studies

…mesothelioma, and non-malignant lung and pleural disorders, manufacturers and some chrysotile miners' unions contend that chrysotile either does not cause disease or that there is insufficient evidence to reach a conclusion. At the same time…
Medical study · Medical research · 2002

The International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH) and its influence on international organizations

…particularly in regard to asbestos and other fibers and some chemicals and pesticides. Many ICOH members are employees of corporations or consultants to industry, serving multinational corporate interests to influence public health policy in the guise…

Asbestos