'They were inhaling this dark cloud of aluminium oxide powder that had been blown into the air with a machine'
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Imagine being a miner decades ago, about to start your shift. You’re asked to go into a sealed room and inhale high concentrations of aluminium oxide powder that are blown into the air, for 15 minutes.