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Coal. Black lung disease ( BLD ), also known as coal workers' pneumoconiosis, [ 1] or simply black lung, is an occupational type of pneumoconiosis caused by long-term inhalation and deposition of coal dust in the lungs and the consequent lung tissue's reaction to its presence. [ 2] It is common in coal miners and others who work with coal.
Silicosis is a form of occupational lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline silica dust, and is marked by inflammation and scarring in the form of nodular lesions in the upper lobes of the lungs. It is a type of pneumoconiosis and is known in the United Kingdom and eastern United States as the "black lung".
The " little green men " ( Russian: зелёные человечки zelyonye chelovechki; Ukrainian: зелені чоловічки zeleni cholovichky) were Russian soldiers who were masked and wore unmarked uniforms upon the outbreak of the Russo-Ukrainian War in 2014. They were active just before and during the Russian annexation of Crimea ...
OpEd: The federal Black Lung Program was enacted in 1969, just prior to the death of my grandfather, a Kentucky coal miner, from the disease. It’s not helping enough people.
Black lung may feel like an ancient problem to many in Washington, D.C., but it hasn’t gone anywhere – it’s only gotten worse. Many of our clients are suffering from an increasingly severe ...
The disease gets its name because dust inhalation causes scarring in the lung tissue, which turns black as the condition worsens. It's 2018 and black lung disease seems to be on the rise Skip to ...
Afro-Ukrainians or Black Ukrainians ( Ukrainian: Афроукраїнці, Ukrainian: Темношкірі Dark-skinned ), are Ukrainians of Sub-Saharan African descent, including Black people who have settled in Ukraine. Black Ukrainians are multi-lingual, knowing both Russian and Ukrainian in addition to their native languages, and are aware ...
Reported by the joint conference committee on April 19, 1972; agreed to by the Senate on May 4,1972 (Agreed) and by the House on May 10, 1972 ( 275-122) Signed into law by President Richard M. Nixon on May 19, 1972. The Black Lung Benefits Act (BLBA) is a U.S. federal law which provides monthly payments and medical benefits to coal miners ...