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...of McIntyre Powder in Ontario mines and risk of Parkinson’s” Kelly, Lindsay. 2019 Oct. 2. “Researchers delve deep into the fine details of McIntyre Powder.” Northern Ontario Business Martell, Janice....
“A disregard for workers’ environmental & health concerns”: lessons of the McIntyre Powder program
...of the forces in play behind the development and widespread adoption of McIntyre Powder. Facing a silicosis crisis as the disease ravaged the lungs of underground miners exposed to the...
McIntyre Powder – free public seminar Elliot Lake
Janice Martell of the McIntyre Powder Project is hosting a free public seminar “Occupational Disease in Mining and McIntyre Powder Research” that will be of interest to mine workers, their...
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McIntyre Powder – making the link
“Fifth Estate: Ontario health agency finds ‘concerning’ rate of ALS in miners exposed to McIntyre Powder” / Lisa Mayor (CBC News) In 1979 the investigative TV program Fifth Estate (Powder...
Webinar: Voices of the McIntyre Powder Project miners
...Another: Consequences of the Unauthenticated Treatment and Prevention of Silicosis in Ontario Miners in the McIntyre Powder Aluminum Inhalation Program Breathe Deep, Boys: Voices of the McIntyre Powder Project Miners...
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OHCOW webinar: McIntyre Powder & neurological disorders
...related to McIntyre Powder exposure. The study also found elevated rates of Alzheimer’s and motor neuron disease among miners in general as compared to the general population of Ontario. Participants...
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McIntyre Powder – free public seminar, Timmins
All are invited to a free public seminar on McIntyre Powder History and Research Updates. Janice Martell and David Wilken of the McIntyre Powder Project and Occupational Health Clinics for...
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Supporting FOI request for WSIB’s McIntyre Powder Project documents
...policy on neurological disorders and occupational aluminum exposure, but also asking for FOI records related to her McIntyre Powder Project work. Although their legal services are provided pro bono, Janice...
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Study on emotional impacts of McIntyre Powder seeks participants
...is investigating the emotional impacts on underground miners required to breathe in the aluminum dust McIntyre Powder before each shift, a practice believed to protect them from the lung disease...
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Fifth Estate follows up the Powder Keg
...Jim Hobbs was required to inhale a fine aluminum dust, known as McIntyre Powder. He was just one of many underground miners who, between 1943 and 1979, in Canada and...