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Black Lung
Aug. 16th, 2006 08:18 amStudy finds concentration of severe black lung in Appalachian miners
By James R. Carroll, The Courier-Journal, August 16, 2006
Despite almost four decades of efforts to reduce coal dust, a greater proportion of miners in Eastern Kentucky and western Virginia suffer from severe cases of black lung than elsewhere in the nation, a federal study shows.
And they are getting it at an earlier age.
Now researchers are back in the coalfields surveying miners and studying chest X-rays to try to find out why.
"This shouldn't be happening," said Dr. Vinicius Antao, lead researcher on an October 2005 study by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
The study found a concentration of severe black lung cases among active miners in six states: Kentucky, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Alabama and Colorado.
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By James R. Carroll, The Courier-Journal, August 16, 2006
Despite almost four decades of efforts to reduce coal dust, a greater proportion of miners in Eastern Kentucky and western Virginia suffer from severe cases of black lung than elsewhere in the nation, a federal study shows.
And they are getting it at an earlier age.
Now researchers are back in the coalfields surveying miners and studying chest X-rays to try to find out why.
"This shouldn't be happening," said Dr. Vinicius Antao, lead researcher on an October 2005 study by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
The study found a concentration of severe black lung cases among active miners in six states: Kentucky, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Alabama and Colorado.
( Read More )
