Concept information
Preferred term
silicosis
Definition(s)
- Silicosis belongs to the family of occupational diseases called the pneumoconioses, in which dust in the industrial environment enters the lungs and, over the course of years or decades, deprives the tissues of their functional capacity, saps immune protection, and in many cases kills the victim. In the case of silicosis, the disease agent is silica dust. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Silicosis]
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URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-F2GH7ZMF-T
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