| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 175 pages :) : illustrations, map. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services studies in the history of medicine, health, and society ; 38
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McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services studies in the history of medicine, health, and society ; 38.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-170) and index. |
| Contents |
1 The St Lawrence Fluorspar Mines: The Early Days -- 2 The War Years and the Last Days of Commission of Government -- 3 Newfluor in the 1950s -- 4 Newfluor in the 1960s -- 5 The St Lawrence Corporation: The Twilight Years -- 6 The Royal Commission and the Aftermath -- 7 Newfluor in the 1970s and Closure -- 8 St Lawrence Fluorspar Company Ltd -- Epilogue -- Appendices. A Fluorspar: Geology, Distribution, and Industrial Uses; B St Lawrence Corporation Production Statistics; C Newfluor Production Statistics; D Fluorspar Mining at St Lawrence (Total Shipments, Employment, and Value of Shipments), 1941-1978, 1987-1990; E Processing of Claims by Workmen's Compensation Board (WCB) in 1967; F Scale of Compensation at Various Years, Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission (WHSCC), 1951-2005 -- Glossary of technical terms. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Fluorspar industry -- Health aspects -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- St. Lawrence.
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Fluorspar industry. |
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Newfoundland and Labrador. |
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Newfoundland and Labrador -- St. Lawrence. |
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Fluorspar industry -- Employees -- Diseases -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- St. Lawrence.
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Employees. |
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Diseases. |
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Fluorspar industry -- Employees -- Health and hygiene -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- St. Lawrence.
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Radon -- Carcinogenicity -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- St. Lawrence.
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Radon -- Carcinogenicity. |
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Radon -- Toxicology -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- St. Lawrence.
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Radon -- Toxicology. |
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Radon. |
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Miners -- Health and hygiene -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- St. Lawrence.
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Miners -- Health and hygiene. |
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Miners. |
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Fluorspar industry -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- St. Lawrence -- History.
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History. |
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Lungs -- Cancer -- Epidemiology.
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Lungs -- Cancer -- Epidemiology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| ISBN |
9780773586819 (electronic book) |
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0773586814 (electronic book) |
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9780773540392 |
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9780773540408 |
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