How to Use silicosis in a Sentence
silicosis
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Jagged ash particles irritate the lungs and over the long term can lead to a disease known as silicosis.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 11 May 2018
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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, 26 Oct. 2019
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Thanks to the fact that volcanic ash is made of silica, one of the most dangerous aspects of breathing in volcanic ash is silicosis.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 14 Sep. 2020
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Quartz miners have been known to come down with a condition known as silicosis, which can cause permanent lung damage.
—John Wenz, Discover Magazine, 9 July 2018
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The law also refers to claims for very specific injuries — silicosis and pulmonary fibrosis — that are not at issue in this case.
—CBS News, 30 May 2022
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The crystalline silica, which can exist in ash, can cause silicosis, a type of pulmonary fibrosis.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 4 July 2022
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A second employee could not afford to see a doctor but also had symptoms of silicosis.
—Audrey Dutton, idahostatesman, 19 May 2017
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The wife of one worker suspected silicosis, perhaps worsened by heavy smoking habits.
—The Economist, 1 Aug. 2019
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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, 26 Apr. 2019
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The new study confirms a rise in silicosis among quartz fabricators in California.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 25 July 2023
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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, 28 Sep. 2017
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Once inhaled, the mineral can cause lung cancer, kidney disease and silicosis, an incurable lung disease.
—Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Sep. 2021
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Frank, meanwhile, said companies should be held responsible for cases of silicosis among their workforce.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 25 July 2023
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In 2009, Turkey banned sandblasting—the practice of spraying denim with sand to give it a fashionable distressed look—because workers were developing silicosis from breathing in sand.
—National Geographic, 17 Oct. 2016
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As a healer, Mr. Dlamini became accustomed to the rattling, full-throttle cough of silicosis, a lung illness commonly contracted by miners.
—Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Feb. 2022
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Segura Meza had never heard of silicosis before he was diagnosed.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2023
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The ash contains tiny fragments that can damage lung tissue and cause respiratory illnesses, like silicosis.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2022
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Countless miners — almost all of them Black — suffered from silicosis and tuberculosis from their time spent toiling underground, looking for gold.
—Longreads, 31 Mar. 2023
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Crystalline silica, a mineral present in the cement and other materials at batch plants, has been linked to lung disease, chronic respiratory problems and silicosis.
—Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Sep. 2021
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Safety experts have urged a tightening of silica exposure standards since the 1970s because research shows that particles of the mineral, when inhaled, can cause silicosis, a disabling and sometimes fatal lung disease.
—Barry Meier, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2016
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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, 16 Oct. 2018
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Wang was dedicated to helping construction workers dying of silicosis, or occupational lung disease.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2021
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This new policy will impede efforts to protect workers not only from Covid-19, but also from other occupational diseases, including tuberculosis, silicosis, and lead poisoning.
—David Michaels, STAT, 24 Nov. 2020
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Authorities said Hall quickly developed silicosis from the unlicensed procedure.
—Ken Daley, NOLA.com, 3 July 2017
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Labor California embraces emergency rules to protect countertop workers from incurable silicosis.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
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