Addressing a problem first identified 50 years ago, federal regulators say stricter new rules to limit miners' exposure to silica dust are expected to finally go on the books on Tuesday.

Silica dust, she explained, can break down into even smaller pieces and lodge itself permanently in the lungs. “These miners can’t get rid of it,” she said. “Once it goes in there, it ...

Black lung kills 1 of every 3 miners Black lung has no cure. And it kills. The progressive disease kills about 1,000 miners a year — and more than 76,000 in the past 50 years, according to MSHA.

Silica dust exists in both inhalable and respirable forms, but it is respirable crystalline silica (RCS) – the smallest, most ...

The increased drilling generates deadly silica dust and has caused severe forms of pneumoconiosis, better known as black lung disease, even among younger miners, some in their 30s and 40s.

This story was originally published by KHN. Like most coal miners’ loved ones, Liz Williams has endured many days and nights of worry. Throughout the four decades her husband, Michael, worked in ...

Because of changes in mining practices, workers were cutting more rock, producing more silica dust. The effects began showing up on chest X-rays and in tissue samples taken from miners’ lungs.

Most people get silicosis from a workplace where they inhale large amounts of silica dust. Learn more about the causes, risk factors, symptoms, treatments, and how to prevent this lung disease.

Silicosis is a respiratory disease which causes a hardening of the lungs. It is caused by silica dust or silica crystals, which are found in soil, sand, concrete, mortar, granite and artificial stone.

Prolonged exposure to silica dust, a common mineral found in materials like kitchen countertops, can lead to silicosis, a serious lung disease. This irreversible condition causes inflammation and ...

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Researchers estimated that 100,000 workers in the U.S. are potentially at risk of silicosis due to exposure to silica dust. There is no cure for silicosis, and it can be deadly.