Open AccessPneumoconiosis from Agricultural Dust Exposure among Young California Farmworkers
Author(s) -
Marc B. Schenker,
Kent E. Pinkerton,
Diane C. Mitchell,
Val Vallyathan,
Brenda Elvine-Kreis,
Francis H. Y. Green
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.0800144
Subject(s) - pneumoconiosis , medicine , bronchitis , pathology , fibrosis , silicosis , asbestosis , chronic bronchitis , mineral dust , asthma , lung , chemistry , aerosol , organic chemistry
Agricultural workers are exposed to airborne pollutants, including organic and inorganic (mineral) dusts.
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