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CDC - Mining Topic - Respiratory Diseases - NIOSH

(4 days ago) Miners are at risk of developing a lung disease called pneumoconiosis because of their exposure to airborne respirable dust. This type of dust includes extra fine particles that people can inhale into their lung tissue. Miners can also have an increased risk of dying from lung cancer. Risk increases when … See more

https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/topics/RespiratoryDiseases.html

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The impacts of coal dust on miners’ health: A review

(7 days ago) WEBOne of the important issue involved in coal mining is coal dust, which can lead to a series of health problems (Yao et al., 2020).Nearly the whole mining …

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935120307441

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Coal Mine Dust Exposures and Associated Health …

(7 days ago) WEBconcerning health effects associated with coal mining: 1. Exposure to coal mine dust causes various pulmonary diseases, including coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP) …

https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2011-172/pdfs/2011-172.pdf

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Modern coal miners suffering higher fatality rates from …

(3 days ago) WEBWe analyzed cause of death data from the National Death Index on 235,550 U.S. coal miners who died between 1979 and 2017 and had participated in either the …

https://publichealth.uic.edu/news-stories/modern-coal-miners-suffering-higher-fatality-rates/

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Respiratory Diseases Caused by Coal Mine Dust - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBCoal is an important global commodity and will remain so for the foreseeable future. Thus, mining of coal will also remain important. Despite improvements in exposure …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4556416/

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Coal mining environment causes adverse effects on workers

(1 days ago) WEBIntroduction. In coal mining activities, a range of occupational hazards including coal mine dust, exhaust gas, high temperature, high humidity, and noise form …

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1368557/full

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As coal miners suffer and die from severe black - Health News …

(2 days ago) WEBMining machines cut through the rock to reach and to mine coal seams, grinding rock into fine, sharp and easily inhaled silica particles. Exposure to silica dust …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/npr-health/2023-11-07/as-coal-miners-suffer-and-die-from-severe-black-lung-a-proposed-fix-may-fall-short

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Current Review of Pneumoconiosis Among US Coal Miners

(3 days ago) WEBIntroduction. The Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 (Coal Act) begins with the declaration: “the first priority and concern of all in the coal mining industry must be …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7055360/

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Coal Mine Dust Lung Disease. New Lessons from an Old Exposure

(8 days ago) WEBCoal mining remains a sizable industry, with millions of working and retired coal miners worldwide. This article provides an update on recent advances in the understanding of …

https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1164/rccm.201301-0042CI

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The Public Health Conundrum of Coal Mining Annals of the …

(7 days ago) WEBThe extraction, transportation, and burning of coal also results in substantial harm to the environment and public health—costs that do not show up in the price of …

https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/full/10.1513/AnnalsATS.201709-725OI

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Coal miners have long faced risk of black lung disease. Now …

(5 days ago) WEBMine workers, community advocates and elected officials from Appalachian states have pushed for the stricter rule, noting that health problems have grown in …

https://hosted.ap.org/thetimes-tribune/article/05071eec125cb5be706604aa0fd99299/coal-miners-have-long-faced-risk-black-lung-disease-now

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Coal as an energy source and its impacts on human health

(7 days ago) WEBStudies carried out with coal miners show devastating data on lung health. Silicosis, mixed dust pneumoconiosis, chronic obstructive airway disease, including …

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666759220300500

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Miner Health Matters - Mine Safety and Health Administration

(1 days ago) WEBMiner Health Matters. The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) works to prevent mining injuries, illnesses and fatalities, and …

https://www.msha.gov/miner-health-matters

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Thousands of coal miners still sick and dying from toxic silica dust

(7 days ago) WEBMSHA chief Williamson did respond to some of the issues in his interview with Public Health Watch and Louisville Public Media. More than 50,000 American …

https://www.lpm.org/news/2023-08-31/as-feds-propose-silica-dust-fix-thousands-of-coal-miners-are-still-sick-and-dying

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Coal miners have long faced risk of black lung disease. Now …

(8 days ago) WEBMine workers, community advocates and elected officials from Appalachian states have pushed for the stricter rule, noting that health problems have grown in …

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/coal-miners-new-protections-silica-dust-linked-black-109317207

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Mining is bad for health: a voyage of discovery - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBUnderground coal mining is far more dangerous than surface mining, including the loathsome removal of whole mountaintops to access coal seams. levels …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7225204/

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Miner Health Matters U.S. Department of Labor Blog

(2 days ago) WEBThrough the Miner Health Matters campaign, MSHA also will conduct enforcement and outreach efforts to ensure metal and nonmetal miners working in …

https://blog.dol.gov/2022/09/29/miner-health-matters

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The future environmental and health impacts of coal

(7 days ago) WEBOccupational health problems of coal miners Since the advent of coal mining some 4,000 years ago in China, untold numbers of coal miners have died in …

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666759220300706

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Coal Miners Getting New Protections Against Black Lung Disease

(8 days ago) WEBMine workers, community advocates and elected officials from Appalachian states have pushed for the stricter rule, noting that health problems have grown in …

https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2024/04/18/770528.htm

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The impacts of coal dust on miners’ health: A review

(1 days ago) WEBNo matter which method is used, coal mining always raises many health issues. One of the important issue involved in coal mining is coal dust, which can lead …

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0013935120307441

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Health Impacts of Coal Mining Kentuckians For The Commonwealth

(Just Now) WEBpeople living near mountaintop mining have cancer rates of 14.4% compared to 9.4% for people elsewhere in Appalachia. the rate of children born with birth defects was 42% …

https://kftc.org/issues/health-impacts-coal-mining

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