Corporate Crime and the Use of Science in the Case of Asbestos: Producing Harm Through Discursive Shields

This article focuses on the normalization of victimization and harms caused by asbestos, a carcinogenic mineral fiber. To understand the role played by science in hiding the wounds and deaths caused by corporations, the article starts presenting the example of Brazil, where scientific discourse of foreign experts with industry ties are influencing regulation. From there, I examine the disputes for truth in six different medical journals through grounded theory. The results show that authors use some strategies to achieve credibility: avoiding to acknowlegde industry funding; constructing a specific meaning for the controversy about asbestos risks; and reflecting about the consequences os research misconducts. The ways of thinking about asbestos riks and harms are migrating through the international division of scientific labor, both to spread harm and to avoid liability of powerful agents.

Effect of the content and type of binder on the strength of glass fiber paper

Проведено исследование композиционного материала на основе минерального волокна с использованием в качестве связующего полиядерных комплексов металлов. Новизной и особенностью данного исследования является использование в качестве связующего для композиционного материала на основе стеклянных волокон полиядерных комплексов титана. Добавление связующего на основе полиядерных комплексов в композицию целесообразно в интервале 5–30% от массы волокна. Исследованный композиционный материал с добавлением в качестве связующего полиядерных комплексов титана имеет прочностные характеристики при рН отлива 10 и 12 выше, чем у материалов с добавлением полиядерных комплексов алюминия и обладает достаточной технологической прочностью. Полиядерные комплексы титана можно использовать как перспективные связующие для композиционных фильтровальных материалов на основе стеклянных волокон. The study of composite material based on mineral fiber using polynuclear metal complexes as a binder was carried out. The novelty and feature of this study is the use of polynuclear complexes of titanium as a binder for a composite material based on glass fibers. Adding a binder based on polynuclear complexes to the composition is advisable in the range of 5-30% by weight of the fiber. The studied composite material with the addition of polynuclear complexes of titanium as a binder has strength characteristic at pH levels 10 and 12, higher, than that of materials with the addition of polynuclear complexes of aluminum and has sufficient technological strength. Polynuclear complexes of titanium can be used as promising binders for composite filter materials based on glass fibers.