pneumoconiosis

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Usually fibrosis of the lungs that develops owing to (prolonged) inhalation of inorganic or organic dusts.
Note: Cause-specific types of pneumoconiosis are:
  1. anthracosis: from coal dust
  2. asbestosis: from asbestos dust
  3. byssinosis: from cotton dust
  4. siderosis: from iron dust
  5. silicosis: from silica dust
  6. stannosis: from tin dust
Source:
PAC, 2007, 79, 1153. (Glossary of terms used in toxicology, 2nd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)) on page 1285 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'pneumoconiosis' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.15984 RIS BibTex EndNote
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