Asbestos in Scotland

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 183-192

  Gorman, Thomas ^a   Johnston, Ronnie ^b   McIvor, Arthur ^c   Watterson, Andrew ^d  

^a West Dunbartonshire Council   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Clydeside; Mesothelioma; Scotland

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MESOTHELIOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SUPPORT GROUP; UNITED KINGDOM; VICTIM;

EID: 2942642427     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2004.10.2.183     Document Type: Review

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2. James Murdoch is a retired engineer who worked at Albion Motors for many years. In addition to writing poetry he is involved in a number of artistic and cultural initiatives in Clydebank.
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7. Post Office Directory, 1900-01. Some of these were agents of U.K-based companies, probablyjust with warehouses in Glasgow.
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10. Clydebank' Press, 25 February 1938; Glasgow Chamber of Commerce Journal, XXII, April 1939, no. 4: 96.
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15. Figures kindly provided by the HSE Epidemiology and Medical Statistics Unit, Merseyside.
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26. Interview A3. See also interviews A1, A5, and A17.
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36. COSLA Working Group on Asbestos report was published in June 2002 and is available at 〈www.cosla.gov.uk〉.
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