Black lung disease (BLD), also known as coal workers' pneumoconiosis, or simply black lung, is an occupational type of pneumoconiosis caused by long-term...

Black lung may refer to: Black lung, or black lung disease, the common name for coalworker's pneumoconiosis, a disease caused by long-term exposure to...

Interstitial lung disease (ILD), or diffuse parenchymal lung disease (DPLD), is a group of respiratory diseases affecting the interstitium (the tissue)...

Occupational lung diseases comprise a broad group of diseases, including occupational asthma, industrial bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)...

miner's lung, black lung or anthracosis) – coal, carbon Aluminosis – Aluminium Asbestosis – asbestos Silicosis (also known as "grinder's disease" or Potter's...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a type of progressive lung disease characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation...

and lung cancer. Causes include environmental pollution, certain medications, connective tissue diseases, infections, and interstitial lung diseases. But...

medical benefits to coal miners totally disabled from pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) arising from employment in or around the nation's coal mines. The...

conclusions were ignored at the time. Coalworker's pneumoconiosis, or black lung disease, is caused by inhaling coal dust, typically dust produced in coal...

Chronic lung diseases, such as pneumoconiosis (black lung) were once common in miners, leading to reduced life expectancy. In some mining countries black lung...

keeps coal dust levels down, and also prevents the incidence of black lung disease. Rock dust has been used since the early 1900s, but technological...

gained positive changes for the miners, including compensation for black lung disease. He had difficulty dealing with growing internal union opposition...

Lung infarction or pulmonary infarction occurs when an artery to the lung becomes blocked and part of the lung dies. It is most often caused by a pulmonary...

industrial water withdrawals. Additionally, black lung disease has been prevalent in the Appalachia region. This disease is common in coal workers due to the...

obstruction of the air passages by pus arising from lung infections caused by the smog. The lung infections were mainly bronchopneumonia or acute purulent...

responsible for human disease as they are able to penetrate deeply into the lungs. When such fibers reach the alveoli (air sacs) in the lung, where oxygen is...

The tissue of the lungs can be affected by a number of respiratory diseases, including pneumonia and lung cancer. Chronic diseases such as chronic obstructive...

health of workers. Provide better ventilation systems to decrease black lung disease, and better drainage systems. Enforce safety laws and make it illegal...

ISSN 1468-0297. S2CID 7406965. "Black Lung Disease-Topic Overview". WebMD. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. "Black Lung". umwa.org. Archived from...

vaping-associated lung injury (VALI) or e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury (E/VALI), is an umbrella term, used to describe lung diseases associated...

Anthracite, also known as hard coal and black coal, is a hard, compact variety of coal that has a submetallic lustre. It has the highest carbon content...

inflammatory disease of the airways of the lungs. Asthma occurs when allergens, pollen, dust, or other particles, are inhaled into the lungs, causing the...

fibrosis of the lung parenchyma. Sarcoidosis of the lung is primarily an interstitial lung disease in which the inflammatory process involves the alveoli...

Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma, is a malignant tumor that begins in the lung. Lung cancer is caused by genetic damage to the DNA of cells in...

Coal Miners and the Struggle over Black Lung Disease." This project presented a medical history of black lung disease, demonstrating how it is not just...

detect lung disease early in coal miners to subsequently prevent progression to severe lung disease. CWHSP provides U.S. coal miners with black lung screening...

38–44. doi:10.1021/ie50641a006. Creosote. US: Agency for Toxic Substances Disease Registry, Division of Toxicology, Dept. of Health and Human Services, Public...

the absence of significant lung disease. A secondary spontaneous pneumothorax occurs in the presence of existing lung disease. Smoking increases the risk...

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NOx Smog Sulfur dioxide Toxic heavy metals Coal mining Blackdamp Black lung disease Coal dust Coalfields Coal gas homogenization liquefaction mining disasters...