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Mary Amdur, American toxicologist and public health researcher (died 1998)

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Mary Amdur

American toxicologist (1921–1998)

Mary Ochsenhirt Amdur was an American toxicologist and public health researcher who worked primarily on pollution. She was charged with studying the effects of the 1948 Donora smog, specifically looking into the effects of inhaling sulfuric acid by experimenting on guinea pigs.…
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Public health

Promoting health through informed choices

Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals". Analyzing the determinants of health of a population…
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