Book & CD. Coal mine dust is one of the most serious occupational hazards in the coal mining industry, and overexposure can cause coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) and a number of other lung diseases, collectively referred to a black lung disease. CWP has been the underlying or contributing cause of death for more than 75,000 coal miners since 1968. This book provides an overview of key studies, background history and health reviews on occupational exposure to respirable coal mine dust.
| ISBN: | 9781624170973 |
| Publication date: | 15th April 2013 |
| Author: | Patrick Fitzhugh, Eileen Margach |
| Publisher: | Nova Science Publishers an imprint of Nova Science Publishers Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 73 pages |
| Series: | Environmental Health - Physical, Chemical and Biological Factors |
| Genres: |
Extractive industries Public health and preventive medicine |