Evaluation of occupational exposures to respirable dust in underground coal mines. 2009

Mustafa Onder, and Seyhan Onder
Department of Mining Engineering, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey.

Dust can be produced by almost all mining operations in underground coal mines and seen all around the mine. Different occupational groups get exposed to different dust levels and in order to minimize the probability of developing coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP), it is necessary to investigate the workers exposed to dust. This study aimed to evaluate the dust concentration conditions in underground coal mines and also the occupational health risks associated with exposures to respirable dust. The data obtained from the dust measurement studies conducted in various underground coal mines between the years 1978-2006 was evaluated by using analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey-Kramer procedure. In the statistical analyses, the comparison of dustiness between mines and their mining regions were made by using the average dust concentration values. In addition, the numbers of workers with doubtful pneumoconiosis diagnosis were evaluated according to the occupational job category by using the number of the workers with the job illness. It was concluded that the production regions have the higher dust concentration levels and the CWP is mostly diagnosed in the workers working in production regions.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D003032 Coal Mining The practice of extracting COAL from the earth. Mining, Coal
D004391 Dust Earth or other matter in fine, dry particles. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed) House Dust,Housedust,Dust, House
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014421 Turkey Country in Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria. The capital is Ankara. Turkiye
D016273 Occupational Exposure The exposure to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents that occurs as a result of one's occupation. Exposure, Occupational,Exposures, Occupational,Occupational Exposures
D055008 Anthracosis A diffuse parenchymal lung disease caused by accumulation of inhaled CARBON or coal dust. The disease can progress from asymptomatic anthracosis to massive lung fibrosis. This lung lesion usually occurs in coal MINERS, but can be seen in urban dwellers and tobacco smokers. Black Lung Disease,Coal Worker's Pneumoconiosis,Black Lung,Coal Miner's Lung,Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis,Pneumoconiosis, Coal Worker's,Anthracoses,Black Lung Diseases,Black Lungs,Coal Miner Lung,Coal Miner's Lungs,Coal Miners Lung,Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis,Coal Worker's Pneumoconioses,Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis,Coalworker Pneumoconiosis,Coalworker's Pneumoconioses,Coalworkers Pneumoconiosis,Lung, Black,Lungs, Black,Miner's Lung, Coal,Miner's Lungs, Coal,Pneumoconioses, Coal Worker's,Pneumoconioses, Coalworker's,Pneumoconiosis, Coal Worker,Pneumoconiosis, Coal Workers,Pneumoconiosis, Coalworker's
D019570 Inhalation Exposure The exposure to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents by inhaling them. Exposure, Inhalation,Exposures, Inhalation,Inhalation Exposures

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