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The look of asbestosis: Dr. Joseph Cowle of the Ontario Department of Health shows how tiny particles of asbestos that have lodged in human lungs cloud x-rays. At left is a normal lung. Several deaths in Metro have been attributed to asbestosis.
The look of asbestosis: Dr. Joseph Cowle of the Ontario Department of Health shows how tiny particles of asbestos that have lodged in human lungs cloud x-rays. At left is a normal lung. Several deaths in Metro have been attributed to asbestosis.

The look of asbestosis: Dr. Joseph Cowle of the Ontario Department of Health shows how tiny particles of asbestos that have lodged in human lungs cloud x-rays. At left is a normal lung. Several deaths in Metro have been attributed to asbestosis.

Date7/27/1971
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Dimensions20 cm, 252Pages (7 7/8 in.)
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0126215F
Asbestos has been recognized as hazardous to health since 1935, because it tends to flake (see inset) and invade the lungs. After 2 months, the Royal Commission into asbestos has barely begun
Asbestos has been recognized as hazardous to health since 1935, because it tends to flake (see inset) and invade the lungs. After 2 months, the Royal Commission into asbestos has barely begun
2/24/1975
Concerned about the effect on her health if any asbestos dust has been carried into her home, Connie Claus has her lungs tested on a pulmonary functio(...)
Concerned about the effect on her health if any asbestos dust has been carried into her home, Connie Claus has her lungs tested on a pulmonary functio(...)
12/2/1975
Asbestos protest: Students are scared the dust stirred up by the $10-million construction project at Central Peel Secondary School contains harmful asbestos particles
Asbestos protest: Students are scared the dust stirred up by the $10-million construction project at Central Peel Secondary School contains harmful asbestos particles
5/4/1990
True (double) blue: The Argos might have been misfiring on the field, but that didn't stop fans from rooting their lungs out for the home side last night at the SkyDome
True (double) blue: The Argos might have been misfiring on the field, but that didn't stop fans from rooting their lungs out for the home side last night at the SkyDome
7/14/1990
On road to health: Terry Buckton, 27, and Jean Patey, 28, who each received a new heart and two new lungs at Toronto General Hospital this summer, compared notes at hospital yesterday
On road to health: Terry Buckton, 27, and Jean Patey, 28, who each received a new heart and two new lungs at Toronto General Hospital this summer, compared notes at hospital yesterday
9/19/1985
Five years with new lung, Celebrating life with new lungs are Tom Hall, 63, of Etobicoke, who got a new right lung at Toronto General Hospital in Nove(...)
Five years with new lung, Celebrating life with new lungs are Tom Hall, 63, of Etobicoke, who got a new right lung at Toronto General Hospital in Nove(...)
11/11/1988
New procedures at the Canadian Johns-Manville Ltd. plant in Scarborough have all but eliminated the hazard of concentrations of asbestos fibres in the plant air, Dr. Paul Kotin (left), company vice-president in charge of health, safety and environment, told a news conference yesterday. G. P. Loubert, president of the firm, is next to him. New Democratic Party Leader Stephen Lewis (far right) challenged some of Loubert's statements on meeting Ontario government guidelines.
New procedures at the Canadian Johns-Manville Ltd. plant in Scarborough have all but eliminated the hazard of concentrations of asbestos fibres in the plant air, Dr. Paul Kotin (left), company vice-president in charge of health, safety and environment, told a news conference yesterday. G. P. Loubert, president of the firm, is next to him. New Democratic Party Leader Stephen Lewis (far right) challenged some of Loubert's statements on meeting Ontario government guidelines.
2/11/1975
New procedures at the Canadian Johns-Manville Ltd. plant in Scarborough have all but eliminated the hazard of concentrations of asbestos fibres in the plant air, Dr. Paul Kotin (left), company vice-president in charge of health, safety and environment, told a news conference yesterday. G. P. Loubert, president of the firm, is next to him. New Democratic Party Leader Stephen Lewis (far right) challenged some of Loubert's statements on meeting Ontario government guidelines.
New procedures at the Canadian Johns-Manville Ltd. plant in Scarborough have all but eliminated the hazard of concentrations of asbestos fibres in the plant air, Dr. Paul Kotin (left), company vice-president in charge of health, safety and environment, told a news conference yesterday. G. P. Loubert, president of the firm, is next to him. New Democratic Party Leader Stephen Lewis (far right) challenged some of Loubert's statements on meeting Ontario government guidelines.
2/11/1975
Dr. Jug's medicine for lungs, liver and blood
Dr. Jug's medicine for lungs, liver and blood
1886 circa
Downtown bike courier Bill Herdman tries a charcoal fitter face mask to relieve his burning lungs in yesterday's scorcher as he whizzes along King St. W. The masks sell in bike shops for about $10
Downtown bike courier Bill Herdman tries a charcoal fitter face mask to relieve his burning lungs in yesterday's scorcher as he whizzes along King St. W. The masks sell in bike shops for about $10
7/19/1991
Blowing a horn in the Obernese Alps in Switzerland, whether your own or that of others, is no sport for people with feeble lungs. The sound will re-echo for miles among the distant peaks
Blowing a horn in the Obernese Alps in Switzerland, whether your own or that of others, is no sport for people with feeble lungs. The sound will re-echo for miles among the distant peaks
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Terry Fox's cross-country run to raise money to aid cancer research, ended when doctors found cancer had spread to his lungs. Fox's courage stirred Canadians everywhere
Terry Fox's cross-country run to raise money to aid cancer research, ended when doctors found cancer had spread to his lungs. Fox's courage stirred Canadians everywhere
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