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Quebec and Canadian governments end their historic support of the asbestos industry / Kathleen Ruff

Sumario: Quebecs asbestos mines have operated for 130 years and made Quebec a world leader in export of asbestos over the past century. Even though the scientific evidence was overwhelming that use of asbestos was causing epidemics of asbestos-related diseases and death, the Quebec and Canadian governments continued to give the asbestos industry unquestioning financial and political backing.

En: International journal of occupational and environmental health. - Massachusetts : Hamilton Hardy Publishing, Inc., 2010- = ISSN 1077-3525. - 08/10/2012 Volumen 18 Número 4 - octubre 2012 , p. 263-267

1. Higiene industrial . 2. Amianto . 3. Industria minera . 4. Minas . 5. Enfermedades profesionales . 6. Canadá . 7. Quebec . I. Título.