University of Illinois-Chicago: What Is Causing the Rise in Black Lung Disease?
April 13, 2022
April 13, 2022
CHICAGO, Illinois, April 13 (TNSJou) -- The University of Illinois Chicago campus issued the following news release:
Silica exposure is a driving force behind rising rates of coal workers' pneumoconiosis, according to a new study published by occupational health experts at the University of Illinois Chicago and their collaborators.
The study is the first to compare the pathology and mineralogy of the disease, which is commonly called black lung disease, across gene . . .
Silica exposure is a driving force behind rising rates of coal workers' pneumoconiosis, according to a new study published by occupational health experts at the University of Illinois Chicago and their collaborators.
The study is the first to compare the pathology and mineralogy of the disease, which is commonly called black lung disease, across gene . . .