Silicosis
Rosental, Paul-Andre (Professor of Contemporary History, Centre d’Histoire and Centre d’Etudes Europeennes)
Despite the common perception that "black lung¿ has been relegated to the dustbin of history, silicosis remains a crucial public health problem that threatens millions of people around the world. This painful and incurable chronic disease, still present in old industrial regions, is now expanding rapidly in emerging economies around the globe. Most industrial sectors¿including the metallurgical, glassworking, foundry, stonecutting, building, a...