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Vallejo Times Herald
February 24, 2017
SiO2 or Silicon dioxide or Silica - Studies of inhalation over time causes silicosis, permanent lung damage, bronchitis or cancer.
Hindustan Times
February 22, 2017
Silica sand mining is the main source of employment at Cheepiya village but a high court ban on mining in the area a few years ago forced residents, already reeling under acute water scarcity, to migrate. ... "He passed away last month due to silicosis.
Politicsweb
February 20, 2017
The court said that the mineworkers intended to bring evidence proving that the mining companies knew, or should have known, as far back as the early 1900s that silicosis and other dust-related occupational diseases were preventable, but that they had ...
Politicsweb
February 15, 2017
The court said that the mineworkers intended to bring evidence proving that the mining companies knew, or should have known, as far back as the early 1900s that silicosis and other dust-related occupational diseases were preventable, but that they had ...
Daily Maverick
February 15, 2017
We thank the legal teams and NGOs who have forced us to confront the epidemic of silicosis amongst us that affects as many as half a million former mineworkers across the region, who have worked tirelessly to ensure that the gold mining industry ...
The News International
December 11, 2016
Occupational asthma, silicosis and asbestosis are some of the common diseases that are found in industrial workers in textile, battery manufacturing, cement production, and mineral processing units.
Oxford American
December 7, 2016
What's more, any understanding of Hawk's Nest involves the discomfort of the acute race divide in West Virginia, seldom acknowledged or discussed.
Medical Daily
August 12, 2016
Unlike various forms of "miner's lung", like silicosis, asbestosis, [and] coal pneumoconiosis (black lung), there's not really a classification of "cadmiosis" as a disease, because inhaling anywhere near enough cadmium dust to cause a chronic ...
AllGov
July 26, 2016
(Silica exposure can cause the deadly lung disease silicosis, as well as lung cancer). Small box-like badges were pinned on those deemed to be at "high risk" by the companies, Zeller says ... Within months, he would undergo a battery of blood tests ...
Nigerian Bulletin
July 25, 2016
Your lungs work hard. Most adults take more than 20,000 breaths a day. But just how well your lungs do their job may be affected by the job you do.
Truth-Out
July 21, 2016
(Silica exposure can cause the deadly lung disease silicosis, as well as lung cancer). Small box-like badges were pinned on those deemed to be at "high risk" by the companies, Zeller says ... Within months, he would undergo a battery of blood tests ...
Powder Bulk Solids
June 8, 2016
Chronic silicosis usually occurs after 10 or more years of exposure, though acute silicosis may develop after short periods of exposure to very high levels of the dust.
EHS Today
March 28, 2016
While deaths from acute silicosis have declined since the 1930s when the dangers of silica first were realized, workers are still dying from the disease and as well as from other diseases like silicotuberculosis and lung cancer caused by silica ...
EHS Today
March 24, 2016
While deaths from acute silicosis have declined since the 1930s when the dangers of silica first were realized, workers are still dying from the disease and as well as from other diseases like silicotuberculosis and lung cancer caused by silica ...
KUNC
January 20, 2016
This silicosis, however, is worse in Ghana because by creating this cloud of superfine dust that they're inhaling over and over, they contract what the doctors call acute and chronic silicosis, which means they're usually dead within 18 months, and ...
Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
January 15, 2016
Whilst the latency period for chronic silicosis can be 10 -20 years, very heavy exposure could result in acute silicosis, significantly reducing the latency period, causing a much earlier onset of symptoms (possibly within a few months) and a more ...
Lexology (registration)
January 13, 2016
Whilst the latency period for chronic silicosis can be 10 -20 years, very heavy exposure could result in acute silicosis, significantly reducing the latency period, causing a much earlier onset of symptoms (possibly within a few months) and a more ...
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