Thin seams and small mines are associated with higher exposures to respirable crystalline silica in US underground coal mines.

Yuan Shao Kirsten S Almberg Lee S Friedman Robert A Cohen Leonard H T Go

Published in: Occupational and environmental medicine (2024)

These data substantially support the association between RCS overexposure and the resurgence of coal workers' pneumoconiosis in the USA, particularly in smaller mines in Central Appalachia.

Keyphrases

particulate matter
heavy metals
air pollution
electronic health record
big data
deep learning