Coal mining and lung disease in the 21st century.
Journal
Current opinion in pulmonary medicine
ISSN: 1531-6971
Titre abrégé: Curr Opin Pulm Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9503765
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2020
Mar 2020
Historique:
pubmed:
10
12
2019
medline:
22
8
2020
entrez:
10
12
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To review the impact of coal mining and resurgence of coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) in 21st century and effect of ambient air pollution on lung function. At the beginning of 21st century, statistics by National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health showed a steep rise in pneumoconiosis. This was followed by numerous epidemiologic and pathologic studies that confirmed increasing CWP prevalence as well as disease in younger miners and those with a shorter mining tenure. Recent studies have demonstrated that poor dust control in mines, a relative shift in composition of the coal mine dust, small sized mines and increase in surface mining are all possible contributors to this resurgence. There is also growing literature evaluating the effects of worsening air pollution on health, including decreasing lung function and development of emphysema, worsening quality of life measures and lung cancer. This irreversible but preventable disease currently haunts approximately 60 000 miners across United States and millions across the world. Its resurgence despite the strict dust regulations is a setback from the public health standpoint. The continued reliance on coal for energy will continue to place coal miners at danger of developing disease as well as the world.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31815751
doi: 10.1097/MCP.0000000000000653
pii: 00063198-202003000-00006
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
135-141Références
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