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Coal worker's pneumoconiosis - Prevention

Black lung disease; Pneumoconiosis; Anthrosilicosis

Wear a protective mask when working around coal, graphite, or man-made carbon. Companies should enforce the maximum permitted dust levels.

Reviewed last on: 3/16/2007
David A. Kaufman, M.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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