Searching for Asbestos Articles: Now vs. Then

A Commentary by Kenneth L. Anselment Jr. and
Kim E. Anderson, Ph.D.

Author Bios available at the conclusion of the article.

Manufacturers of products that contained asbestos are often required to deal with claims that they knew, or should have known, about health risks associated with exposure to asbestos because of the availability of medical, epidemiological or toxicological articles and reports that were published many years ago. One of the first of the published studies that related to the toxicity of asbestos was "Report on Effects of Asbestos Dust on the Lungs and Dust Suppression in the Asbestos Industry," …