On the brink of World War II with asbestos being a critical mineral to the Allies and a problem to obtain for the Axis, one book in particular shows exactly how society viewed asbestos. Asbestos, a Magic Mineral was authored by Lilian Holmes Strack in 1941 as a primer for school age children. She had…
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This blog continues my discussion on historical resources available to search asbestos exposures; this time, with a focus on a United Kingdom authored and published book from 1919. The book is entitled Asbestos and the Asbestos Industry: The World’s Most Wonderful Mineral and Other Fireproof Materials authored by A. Leonard Summers as part of the…
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Last week, we discussed the yearly publications on asbestos by the USGS side of the United States Government. In this Blog, we will go instead to the Environmental Protection Agency to discuss the geology history side of asbestos, with a focus on where it is naturally located and the risk of inhaling those asbestos fibers.…
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