Definition of SILICOSIS

Examples of silicosis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web By 2009, silicosis was becoming difficult to ignore. — Washington Post, "They built a Chinese boomtown. It left them dying of lung disease with nowhere to turn.," 15 Dec. 2019 Joel Yabrosky, 58, devoted husband of Vicki [Tenan] Yabrosky, of 23 years, passed away on November 7, 2019, at Cone Health Center, following a long battle with breathing issues related to silicosis. — courant.com, "Joel Yabrosky," 17 Nov. 2019 Diseases such as silicosis were common among the workers, and some died handling the stone blocks or the dynamite used to blast open the mountain. — Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, "Franco’s Body Is Exhumed, as Spain Still Struggles to Confront the Past," 26 Oct. 2019 The wife of one worker suspected silicosis, perhaps worsened by heavy smoking habits. — The Economist, "The last man to have built Mount Rushmore," 1 Aug. 2019 Sand mining can also pose a human health risk in the form of silicosis, a lung disease caused by inhaling tiny, airborne silica particles. — Geoffrey Giller, Discover Magazine, "The Midwestern Sand Mines Feeding the Fracking Industry," 26 Apr. 2019 Injuries are common, and the constant breathing in of fine particles can lead to respiratory conditions like asthma, silicosis, and tuberculosis. — Jocelyn C. Zuckerman, Marie Claire, "Is Your Makeup the Result of Child Labor?," 16 Oct. 2018 Jagged ash particles irritate the lungs and over the long term can lead to a disease known as silicosis. — Umair Irfan, Vox, "Volcanoes are awe-inspiring. Here are 7 things to know about them.," 11 May 2018 Industry wants to kill the rule Silica dust exposure has been linked to silicosis — a chronic, incurable lung disease — for centuries, and the issue rose to national prominence in the 1930s. — Suzy Khimm, NBC News, "Trump Administration Stalls Key Obama Rule on Worker Safety," 28 Sep. 2017

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