Silicosis Types

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eMedicine on Silicosis
Silicosis – Pneumoconiosis is the general term for lung disease caused by inhalation of mineral dust. Silicosis is a fibronodular lung disease caused by inhalation of dust containing crystalline silica (alpha-quartz or silicon dioxide), which is distributed widely, or its polymorphs (tridymite or cristobalite), which are distributed less widely. Silicosis has been a human scourge since antiquity.

Outreach Materials for Silicosis from OSHA
Workplace safety and other informational products that will facilitate your outreach program for silicosis.

University of California, San Francisco
Offers Silicosis and Silicatosis information and includes several photos

Canadian Lung Association
Site offers information on Asbestosis, Pneumoconiosis, Silicosis, Berylliosis, Baritosis, Siderosis, Stannosis, and Other Dust Diseases

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