The first edition of Asbestos: Risk Assessment, Epidemiology, and Health Effects received critical acclaim due to the interdisciplinary nature of its content. Editors Ronald Dodson and Samuel Hammar have carefully kept this popular focus while updating and expanding the topics covered in the first edition with the help of internationally known experts. While there are hundreds of books available on many different aspects of asbestos, none contain the encyclopedic, comprehensive coverage you will find here.

See What's New in the Second Edition:

Definitions of asbestos by different methodologies and the potential impact that those forms have on health
Internationally accepted sampling/analytical schemes
Findings of major asbestos-related diseases that continue to increase in most industrialized countries where asbestos is widely used
Information on asbestos-induced diseases in biological systems
Expanded regulations chapter

Copiously illustrated with diagrams, tables, and photographs, including some in color, the book remains an interdisciplinary resource on the major issues in asbestos exposure and human health, with coverage that spans history, pathology, and epidemiology as well as sampling, analysis, and regulatory issues. The editors' expertise and careful updating set this book apart, making it a comprehensive resource that interlinks diverse specialties. They provide an updated and expanded state-of-the-art discussion of important interdisciplinary factors associated with asbestos-related issues in an easy-to-use reference.

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Front Cover
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Preface
Acknowledgments
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Chapter 1: The History of Asbestos Utilization and Recognition of Asbestos-Induced Diseases
Chapter 2: Asbestos Analysis Methods
Chapter 3: Analysis and Relevance of Asbestos Burden in Tissue
Chapter 4: The Molecular Pathogenesis of Asbestos-Related Disorders
Chapter 5: Epidemiology of Asbestos-Related Diseases and the Knowledge That Led to What Is Known Today
Chapter 6: Asbestos and Carcinoma of the Lung
Chapter 7: Asbestos and Mesothelioma
Chapter 8: Asbestos and Other Cancers
Chapter 9: Asbestosis
Chapter 10: Asbestos-Induced Pleural Disease
Chapter 11: Uncommon Nonmalignant Asbestos-Induced Conditions
Chapter 12: Clinical Diagnosis and Management of Nonmalignant Asbestos-Related Diseases
Chapter 13: Malignant Diseases Attributed to Asbestos Exposure
Chapter 14: Core Curriculum for Practicing Physicians Related to Asbestos
Chapter 15: Asbestos Regulations and Their Applications
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