The cancer factory : industrial chemicals, corporate deception, and the hidden deaths of American workers /
Morris, Jim, (Journalist),
The cancer factory : industrial chemicals, corporate deception, and the hidden deaths of American workers / Jim Morris. - 256 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Niagara Falls becomes an industrial leviathan -- Ray and Dottie -- An American "casualty list" -- A new law, promptly assailed -- Tyler's asbestos disaster -- Vinyl -- Harry breaks free -- Eula -- A blue-collar social club -- DuPont and Dominic -- Cancer erupts at Goodyear -- Reagan -- Harry moves up -- What is bladder cancer? -- The Goodyear epidemic spreads -- Ray and Harry get bad news -- Wodka fortifies his case against DuPont -- Chemicals are out of control -- Old scourges revisited -- Kids -- Ray and Harry in retirement -- Wodka finishes the fight -- Wodka's crucible -- Workers are (mostly) on their own -- "This stuff just doesn't give up".
"The story of a group of Goodyear Tire and Rubber workers fatally exposed to toxic chemicals, the lawyer who sought justice on their behalf, and the shameful lack of protection our society affords all workers. A gripping narrative in the tradition of A Civil Action and Toms River"--
9780807059142 0807059145
2023028973
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.
Industrial hygiene--United States.
Industrial safety--United States.
Industrial hygiene--Law and legislation--United States.
Industrial safety--Law and legislation--United States.
The cancer factory : industrial chemicals, corporate deception, and the hidden deaths of American workers / Jim Morris. - 256 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Niagara Falls becomes an industrial leviathan -- Ray and Dottie -- An American "casualty list" -- A new law, promptly assailed -- Tyler's asbestos disaster -- Vinyl -- Harry breaks free -- Eula -- A blue-collar social club -- DuPont and Dominic -- Cancer erupts at Goodyear -- Reagan -- Harry moves up -- What is bladder cancer? -- The Goodyear epidemic spreads -- Ray and Harry get bad news -- Wodka fortifies his case against DuPont -- Chemicals are out of control -- Old scourges revisited -- Kids -- Ray and Harry in retirement -- Wodka finishes the fight -- Wodka's crucible -- Workers are (mostly) on their own -- "This stuff just doesn't give up".
"The story of a group of Goodyear Tire and Rubber workers fatally exposed to toxic chemicals, the lawyer who sought justice on their behalf, and the shameful lack of protection our society affords all workers. A gripping narrative in the tradition of A Civil Action and Toms River"--
9780807059142 0807059145
2023028973
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.
Industrial hygiene--United States.
Industrial safety--United States.
Industrial hygiene--Law and legislation--United States.
Industrial safety--Law and legislation--United States.