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The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has proposed a new rule that would lower coal miners' exposure to silica dust, reducing the threat of black lung disease.
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David Morgan, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2024
Not your grandfather's black lung:Federal rule seeks to save coal miners from silica dust
Officials and experts have known for decades that inhaling silica dust, a carcinogen also known as crystalline silica, produces permanent scarring in the lungs and limits lung capacity.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
Their father was a coal miner, who died at age 52 of black lung, a condition that affected many mine workers.
—Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024
Silica dust is 20 times more toxic than coal dust and causes severe forms of black lung disease after even a few years of exposure.
—Matthew Daly, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
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David Morgan, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2024
Not your grandfather's black lung:Federal rule seeks to save coal miners from silica dust
Officials and experts have known for decades that inhaling silica dust, a carcinogen also known as crystalline silica, produces permanent scarring in the lungs and limits lung capacity.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
Their father was a coal miner, who died at age 52 of black lung, a condition that affected many mine workers.
—Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024
Silica dust is 20 times more toxic than coal dust and causes severe forms of black lung disease after even a few years of exposure.
—Matthew Daly, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
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“Black lung.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20lung. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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