Occupational Exposure to Silica Dust and Silicosis Risk in Chinese Noncoal Mines: Qualitative and Quantitative Risk Assessment

• Main Authors: Kai Liu (Author), Xin Sun (Author), Wei-Jiang Hu (Author), Liang-Ying Mei (Author), Heng-Dong Zhang (Author), Shi-Biao Su (Author), Kang Ning (Author), Yun-Feng Nie (Author), Le-Ping Qiu (Author), Ying Xia (Author), Lei Han (Author), Qiang Zhi (Author), Chun-Bo Shi (Author), Geng Wang (Author), Wei Wen (Author), Jian-Qiong Gao (Author), Bing Yu (Author), Xin Wang (Author), Yi-Wen Dong (Author), Ning Kang (Author), Feng Han (Author), Hong-Ying Bian (Author), Yong-Qing Chen (Author), Meng Ye (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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BackgroundDespite increasing awareness, silica dust-induced silicosis still contributes to the huge disease burden in China. Worryingly, recent silica dust exposure levels and silicosis risk in Chinese noncoal mines remain unclear. ObjectiveWe aimed to determine recent silica dust exposure levels an...