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EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT TO RESPIRABLE CRYSTALLINE SILICA PARTICLES DURING AIRFIELD MAINTNENANCE CONCRETE OPERATIONS [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Crystalline silica is found in naturally occurring and manmade materials. According to OSHA, approximately 2.2 million people are exposed to silica each year (OSHA, 2002). These individuals are at an increased risk of silicosis, an incurable disease that
Pratt, Kenneth
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GAMG ameliorates silica-induced pulmonary inflammation and fibrosis via the regulation of EMT and NLRP3/TGF-β1/Smad signaling pathway

open access: yesEcotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Silicosis is an occupational disease caused by exposure to silica characterized by pulmonary inflammation and fibrosis, for which there is a lack of effective drugs.
Jing Zhang   +6 more
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Wake up and smell the coffee, or find the technoserf dead [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This document is part of a digital collection provided by the Martin P. Catherwood Library, ILR School, Cornell University, pertaining to the effects of globalization on the workplace worldwide.
China Labor Watch, Siegle, Lucy
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Accommodating the Allergic Employee in the Workplace [PDF]

open access: yes, 1994
[Excerpt] Once an employer learns an applicant or employee is allergic, and in need of an accommodation, the employer may be required by the Americans with Disabilities Act to provide the needed accommodation.
Brown, Nellie J
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Immunology of occupational lung diseases caused by dust: an overview [PDF]

open access: yes, 1986
The lungs are exposed to numerous injurious substances.Such injury may be the result of immunological or non-immunological mechanisms. The lung clears itself of inhaled particles by means of ciliated cells lining the airways and the macrophages.The ...
Krishnan, S   +2 more
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Finger-in-Glove Sign in Congenital Bronchial Atresia

open access: yesCanadian Respiratory Journal, 2015
Miguel Ariza-Prota   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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