Description : Give reason: Workers in mines, glass factory, asbestos factory and stone breakers often suffer from silicosis.
Last Answer : Silica particles suspended in air in the mining area enters into lungs of workers and causes silicosis.
Description : Can silicon-based cat litter cause silicosis?
Last Answer : The silica has to be respirable. I don’t believe silica gel in the form of pearls is respirable.
Description : What is silicosis ?
Last Answer : : The problem that occurs when sand particles accumulate in the lungs is called silicosis.
Description : Silicosis occurs to
Last Answer : Silicosis occurs to A. Acir rain B. ozone depletion C. Inhalation of aerosols D. Inhalation of `SO_(2)`
Description : Which of the following is pollution related disorder? (a) Silicosis (b) Pneumonicosis (c) Fluorosis (d) Leprosis
Last Answer : (c) Fluorosis
Description : Which of the following is an occupational respiratory disorder? (a) Anthracis (b) Silicosis (c) Botulism (d) Emphysema
Last Answer : b) Silicosis
Description : Industrial workers working in leather tanning & manufacturing units are prone to suffer from (A) Respiratory ailments (e.g. bronchitis) (B) Skin diseases (e.g. dermatitis) (C) Silicosis (D) Blurred vision
Last Answer : (B) Skin diseases (e.g. dermatitis)
Description : Persons working in cement plants and limestone quarries are more prone to disease like (A) Cancer (B) Asthma (C) Silicosis (D) Fluorosis (bone disease)
Last Answer : (C) Silicosis
Description : Inhalation of silica dust causes a disease called (A) Bronchitis (B) Silicosis (C) Pneumoconiosis (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Silicosis
Description : High concentration of carcinogenic hydrocarbon pollutants in atmospheric air causes (A) Cancer (B) Silicosis (C) Respiratory disease (e.g., asthma) (D) Reduced crop yield
Last Answer : (A) Cancer
Description : Which of the following is an occupational respiratory disorder ? : (1) Anthracis (2) Silicosis (3) Botulism (4) Emphysema
Last Answer : (2) Silicosis