Physical and chemical characterization of McIntyre Powder: An aluminum dust inhaled by miners to combat silicosis.

McIntyre Powder (MP) is a finely ground aluminum powder that was used between 1943 and 1979 as a prophylaxis for silicosis. Silicosis is a chronic lung disease caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica dust and was prevalent in the Canadian mining industry during this time period. The McIntyre...

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Published in:	Journal of Occupational & Environmental Hygiene Vol. 16; no. 11; pp. 745 - 757
Main Authors:	Zarnke, Andrew, Rasmussen, Pat E., David, Marie-Odile, Eidi, Housam, Kennedy, Konnor, Hedges, Kevin, Irick, Todd, Thome, Christopher, Pirkkanen, Jake, Boreham, Douglas
Format:	pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Nov2019
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost