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Record 1 2022-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
  • Occupational Health and Safety
  • Metals Mining
  • Sociology of Medicine
CONT

McIntyre powder is an aluminum and aluminum oxide powder that was administered to miners in Ontario between 1943 and 1979. It was thought to prevent silicosis among miners, but later was found to have no protective effect.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
  • Santé et sécurité au travail
  • Mines métalliques
  • Sociologie de la médecine
CONT

La poudre McIntyre a été utilisée par des compagnies minières pendant plusieurs années dans une tentative malheureuse de protéger leurs travailleurs contre la silicose, une maladie pulmonaire.

Spanish

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