A Brief Review of Silicosis in the United States

Carson R. Thomas and Timothy R. KelleyEnvironmental Health Sciences Program, Department of Health Education and Promotion, College of Health and Human Performance, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina 27858, USA. AbstractSilicosis may be defined as the disease resulting from chronic...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inEnvironmental Health Insights Vol. 2010; no. 4; pp. EHI.S4628 - 26
Main Authors Thomas, Carson R., Kelley, Timothy R.
Format Journal Article Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publishing 2010
SAGE Publications
Subjects
Case studies
Dust
Mycobacterium
Occupational exposure
Particulates
Respiratory function
Reviews
silica
Silicosis
tuberculosis
USA
silicosis
USA
mining
silica dust
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:Carson R. Thomas and Timothy R. KelleyEnvironmental Health Sciences Program, Department of Health Education and Promotion, College of Health and Human Performance, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina 27858, USA. AbstractSilicosis may be defined as the disease resulting from chronic occupational exposure to silica dust. Silica is primarily composed of quartz dust and has been classified since 2000 as a known human carcinogen by the U.S. government. Silicosis may lead to impairment of lung function resulting from fibrosis of the lungs. This may in turn lead to an increased susceptibility to the development of tuberculosis. Respirable particles are in the size range of less than one micrometer to as large as 30 micrometers. Silicosis is an untreatable, but preventable disease. This review explores the history of silicosis in the U.S. mining industry, including case studies of occupational silicosis.
Bibliography:ObjectType-Article-2
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-1
content type line 23
ISSN:1178-6302
1178-6302
DOI:10.4137/EHI.S4628