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- Title
Cases of black lung disease on the rise; NIOSH researchers find levels are highest in four decades.
- Abstract
The article reports that the number of miners suffering from severe black lung disease or progressive massive fibrosis in U.S. Central Appalachia has risen in 2012 to its highest number in 40 years. Topics discussed include the factors behind the rising number of black lung disease cases, National Mining Association senior vice president Bruce Watzman's criticism of the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration's (MSHA) industry-wide dust rules and impact of the data on the mining sector.
- Subjects
DUST diseases; HEALTH of miners; MINE dusts; WATZMAN, Bruce; UNITED States. Mine Safety &; Health Administration; NATIONAL Mining Association (U.S.)
- Publication
Mining Engineering, 2014, Vol 66, Issue 10, p17
- ISSN
0026-5187
- Publication type
Article