black lung
Example Sentences
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"You can treat the symptoms... but there's no cure for black lung."
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
The black lung screening program for coal miners was briefly killed off before an outcry led to a temporary reinstatement.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2025
Silica dust is 20 times more toxic than coal dust and causes severe forms of black lung disease after even a few years of exposure.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
As progress on the rule stalled, government researchers documented with growing alarm a resurgence of severe black lung afflicting younger coal miners, and studies implicated poorly controlled silica as the likely cause.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
My father resisted his black lung and kept going into the mine.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
