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- 008 160401s2016 ctu b 001 0 eng
- 020 __ |a 9780300204667 (hardback ; alkaline paper)
- 020 __ |a 0300204663 (hardback ; alkaline paper)
- 040 __ |a NLM |b eng |c NLM |e rda |d BTCTA |d BDX |d TOH |d YUS |d NYP |d GZN |d YDX |d PAU |d RIU |d SOS |d WIM |d NDD |d IXA |d CUT |d KNM |d IGA |d CKK |d YDXCP |d OCLCO |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d OBE |d DLC
- 050 00 |a HD9929.5.R32 |b B58 2016
- 082 04 |a 338.47677 |2 23
- 100 1_ |a Blanc, Paul D., |d 1951- |e author.
- 245 10 |a Fake silk : |b the lethal history of viscose rayon / |c Paul David Blanc.
- 264 _1 |a New Haven ; |a London : |b Yale University Press, |c [2016]
- 300 __ |a xiv, 309 pages ; |c 24 cm
- 336 __ |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent
- 337 __ |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia
- 338 __ |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier
- 504 __ |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-288) and index.
- 505 00 |t In the beginning -- |t The crazy years -- |t Wrapped up in cellophane -- |t Body count -- |t Rayon goes to war -- |t The heart of the matter -- |t Rayon will be with us.
- 520 __ |a When a new technology makes people ill, how high does the body count have to be before protective steps are taken? This disturbing book tells a dark story of hazardous manufacturing, poisonous materials, environmental abuses, political machinations, and economics trumping safety concerns. It explores the century-long history of "fake silk," or cellulose viscose, used to produce such products as rayon textiles and tires, cellophane, and everyday kitchen sponges. Paul Blanc uncovers the grim history of a product that crippled and even served a death sentence to many industry workers while also releasing toxic carbon disulfide into the environment. Viscose, an innovative and lucrative product first introduced in the early twentieth century, quickly became a multinational corporate enterprise. Blanc investigates industry practices from the beginning through two highly profitable world wars, the midcentury export of hazardous manufacturing to developing countries, and the current "greenwashing" of viscose as an eco-friendly product. Deeply researched and boldly presented, this book brings to light an industrial hazard whose egregious history ranks with those of asbestos, lead, and mercury.
- 650 _0 |a Rayon industry and trade |x Health aspects.
- 650 _0 |a Rayon |x Toxicology.
- 650 _0 |a Viscose process.
- 950 __ |a JHUL |b F416.8-05 |c B638