Mining Exposures and Health

OHCOW has established an interdisciplinary team as part of its ongoing occupational disease cluster work with McIntyre Powder-exposed mine workers. Exposed miners report multiple diagnoses and/or symptoms related to exposure to McIntyre Powder (aluminum oxide dust) and the mining environment more generally, including cancers, respiratory, neurological, cardiovascular, and other health conditions. OHCOW Medical consultants and Occupational Hygienists completed literature reviews on issues common to groups of miners. Links to the various reports are provided below, and will be updated as new information becomes available.   

Aluminum Dust Exposure and Evidence for Impairment of Cognitive Function

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

COPD Occurrence and Associations with Occupational Exposures and Smoking April 29 2019 CO

McIntyre Powder and Cardiovascular Disease REVIEW April 29 2019 AZ

McIntyre Powder Particle Size and Lung Overload REVIEW March 26 2019 AZ

Sarcoidosis OHCOW summary pap Mar 26 2019 AG

Bladder Camcer and Exposure in Ontario Mines

Background and Development of the WSIB Gold Mining and Lung Cancer Policy Dec 30 2019 FINAL