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An Analysis of Contributing Mining Factors in Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis Prevalence in the United States Coal Mines, 1986-2018
2021-05-13
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In the United States, an unexpected and severe increase in coal miners’ lung diseases in the late 1990s prompted researchers to investigate the causes of the disease resurgence. This study aims to scrutinize the effects of various mining parameters, including coal rank, mine size, mining method, coal seam height, and geographical location on the prevalence of CWP in surface and underground coal mines. A comprehens...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 3a09e59d-3520-566c-83d9-6cd254d98e0e
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-506261/v1