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

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.

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.

New research shows that lunar dust is less toxic than many Earthborne air pollutants. That said — should you snort it? Well, ...

After a man required a lung transplant due to inhaling silica dust, Illinois must do better to monitor countertop companies. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 77°F.

By 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that the lungs of about 1 in 5 coal miners in central Appalachia showed evidence of black lung. It is being diagnosed in younger ...

Once nearly eradicated, the “old man’s disease” is back and suffocating younger miners. Federal cuts risk putting a solution ...

Close to half a million tonnes of sand and gravel will be quarried from land next to two Worcestershire villages, despite ...

Since 1970, more than 75,000 miners have died of black lung disease. Researchers working to prevent those deaths have received layoff notices.

Serious conditions behind bloody cough symptoms revealed. Life-threatening diseases that cause alarming blood in cough ...

Without the looming threats of long-term health issues, NASA could use moon dust to build its base on the surface.

A basic review of the anatomy, physiology and personal protective equipment related to the respiratory system.