From the first I became convinced that what I must look for was lead dust and lead fumes, that men were poisoned by breathing poisoned air, not by handling their food with unwashed hands.
Alice HamiltonAbout author
- Author's profession: Scientist
- Nationality: american
- Born: February 27, 1869
- Died: September 22, 1970
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