What Is Silicosis?
What is Black Lung and Silicosis?
Black Lung and Silicosis are disabling and often fatal incurable lung diseases that are caused by inhalation of dust particles. Exposure to dangerous dust and the health problems that arise from it are common for those in professions such as mining and rock drilling, including underground and surface coal mining, sand blasting, quarry workers and tunnel and highway construction workers. Also, crystalline silica is found in soil, sand, granite and most other... Читать дальше...