| Document ID (ISN) | 38286 |
| CIS number |
82-1277 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0040-6376 - Thorax |
| Year |
1981 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Seaton A., Lamb D., Rhind Brown W., Sclare G., Middleton W.G. |
| Title |
Pneumoconiosis of shale miners |
| Bibliographic information |
1981, Vol.36, p.412-418. Illus. 18 ref. |
| Abstract |
Complicated pneumoconiosis was diagnosed in 4 patients after a life time of work in shale mines. Peripheral squamous lung cancer was also found in 2 cases. The clinical and histological features of the disease resembled the pneumoconioses of coal miners and kaolin workers, and the lungs of 3 patients contained dust composed of kaolinite, mica, and free silica (10-15%). It is recommended that dust exposure be controlled and risks of pneumoconiosis and bronchial carcinoma be studied epidemiologically in industries such as oil production from shale. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
shales; oil shale industry; respirable dust; pneumoconiosis |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
kaolin; mica pneumoconiosis; lung cancer; silica |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Dust, aerosols and related diseases
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Pneumoconioses
Petroleum and natural gas industry
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