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  1. Characteristics of Dust Associated with the Development of Rapidly Progressive Pneumoconiosis and Progressive Massive Fibrosis

Characteristics of Dust Associated with the Development of Rapidly Progressive Pneumoconiosis and Progressive Massive Fibrosis

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Publication Date
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2018-04-01
End Date
2022-03-06

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Lowers, H.A., 2023, Characteristics of Dust Associated with the Development of Rapidly Progressive Pneumoconiosis and Progressive Massive Fibrosis: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9W3TTD1.

Summary

Research and surveillance reports have documented a significant increase in coal workers' pneumoconiosis, including the most severe forms of progressive massive fibrosis and rapidly progressive pneumoconiosis in U.S. coal miners, particularly those in Appalachian coalfields. Several possible explanations for these observations include excessive exposures to total respirable dust, increased exposure to freshly fractured silica and silicates, or greater exposure to smaller particles that may be the result of changing mining practices. This dataset contains the chemical and morphological characteristics of particulate matter retrieved from lung tissue slices of historical and contemporary miners.

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Point of Contact :
Heather A Lowers
Originator :
Heather A Lowers
Metadata Contact :
Heather A Lowers, GS GGGSC DM Team
SDC Owner :
Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
USGS Mission Area :
Energy and Minerals
SDC Data Owner :
Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center

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Alpha3_SampleSummaries_SEM-EDS_final.csv 57.96 KB text/csv

Purpose

The main goal of this dataset is to characterize the biologically relevant exposures, based on lung tissue pathology and mineralogy linked to mine dust and miner exposure characteristics, associated with coal workers’ pneumoconiosis in its most severe forms.

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