Lung Pathology in U.S. Coal Workers with Rapidly Progressive Pneumoconiosis Implicates Silica and Silicates.
Robert A CohenEdward L PetsonkCecile RoseByron YoungMichael RegierAsif NajmuddinJerrold L AbrahamAndrew ChurgFrancis H Y GreenPublished in: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (2016)
Our findings suggest that rapidly progressive pneumoconiosis in these miners was associated with exposure to coal mine dust containing high concentrations of respirable silica and silicates.