Inhalation of silica dust by human being during hand drilling in mica
mining, lead & zinc mining, silica refractory manufacture and in foundries
causes
(A) Asphyxiation (suffocation)
(B) Shortness of breath
(C) Tuberculosis
(D) All (A), (B) and (C)

1 Answer

Answer :

(D) All (A), (B) and (C)

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