Silicosis

Introduction

Silicosis is an occupational lung disease caused by inhalation of air containing free silicon dioxide. The risk of the disease increases with the duration of work in a dusty environment, while silicosis can also affect those people who work with stones or metals, but dust (aerogelons) is not industrial. The greatest danger is attached to coal mining, gold mining and processing, metal processing and especially metal cutting and cementing. Silicosis is quite common in various steel plants and mines around the world, including Cuba, Canada, Brazil, China, Russia and the United States. In these countries, it is an occupational disease for more than 80% of working people. The highest numbers of cases are among metal miners and geologists, as well as paper and paper industry workers. In addition, it is known that many people involved in small-scale ore processing are at high risk. Workers do not suffer from silicosis