Review
Progress in the epidemiological studies on coal mine dust exposure with workers' health damage
Liang Ruyi, Dong Chaoqian, Yuan Liang, Jiang Bingyou, Wang Dongming, Chen Weihong
Published 2022-06-20
Cite as Chin Ind Hyg Occup Dis, 2022, 40(6): 476-480. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn121094-20210918-00468
Abstract
Coal is one of the major fuels, which brings huge energy and economic benefits to global industry and daily life. large amounts of coal dust produced in the process of coal mining and transportation, which seriously threatens the health of related workers. Productive coal dust exposure not only directly leads to respiratory diseases, but also may cause health damage to various systems throughout the body. Numerous studies have shown that coal dust exposure is closely associated with decreased lung function, coal worker's pneumoconiosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, and cardiovascular diseases, and the severity of diseases is affected by coal rank, coal dust concentration, cumulative dust exposure, coal dust composition, and individual lifestyle, etc. The article comprehensively summarized the progress of the epidemiological studies on the health hazards of coal miners from coal dust exposure, in order to provide clues for further researches on health damage and protect the health of the occupational population.
Key words:
Dust; Epidemiology; Health damage; Coal worker's pneumoconiosis, CWP; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD; Lung carcinoma; Cardiovascular diseases
Contributor Information
Liang Ruyi
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education &
Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
Dong Chaoqian
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education &
Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
Yuan Liang
Anhui University of Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Industrial Dust Control and Occupational Safety and Health, Ministry of Education, Huainan 232001, China
Jiang Bingyou
Anhui University of Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Industrial Dust Control and Occupational Safety and Health, Ministry of Education, Huainan 232001, China
Wang Dongming
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education &
Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
Chen Weihong
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education &
Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
