Trends in Exposure to Respirable Dust and Respirable Crystalline Silica Among Lithium Mine Workers in Western Australia
Background: Exposure to respirable dust (RES) and respirable crystalline silica (RCS) is common in mining operations and is associated with health effects such as pneumoconiosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), interstitial pulmonary fibrosis, silicosis, lung cancer, and renal disease....
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Main Authors: | David Gbondo, Yun Zhao, Minh Pham, Krassi Rumchev |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2024-12-01
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Series: | Safety and Health at Work |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2093791124000660 |
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