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inorganic dust

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inorganic dust,
dry, finely powdered particles of an inorganic substance, especially dust, which, when inhaled, can cause abnormal conditions of the lungs. See also anthracosis, asbestosis, berylliosis, pneumoconiosis, silicosis.


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In other words, the signs and symptoms typically surface and lead to a diagnosis many years following the initial exposure to the inhaled inorganic dust.
1 Bronchiectasis 500 Coal workers' pneumoconiosis 501 Asbestosis 502 Pneumoconioses due to other silica or silicates 503 Pneumoconioses due to other inorganic dust 504 Pneumonopathy due to inhalation of other dust 505 Pneumoconiosis, unspecified 506.
These sources include large farming fields, vacant lots, natural desert, and is more biologically active than inorganic dust.
 
 
 
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