@NatalieDavis Speaking of #SilicaDust, it's producing a new epidemic of severe #BlackLung disease in American coal miners. It's killing younger and younger men after just a few years' exposure. Why isn't #JoeManchin talking about this? #coal #mining #CleanCoal #PBS #Frontline #Investigation #HiddenTruth https://youtu.be/650dKRmc0Nk

Conclusion: Exposure to silica was reported in ∼7% of CSRG cohort and ∼20% of male patients and was associated with a worse prognosis in terms of age of diagnosis, organ involvement and mortality. Hence, screening for silica exposure among higher risk individuals may be beneficial and these patients may require closer monitoring for systemic disease.

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https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.984907/full

various case–control studies have documented that 22–60% of patients with AAV, principally those with MPO positivity, were previously exposed to silica

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https://www.emjreviews.com/allergy-immunology/article/genetic-associations-and-environmental-exposures-in-the-aetiopathogenesis-of-anti-neutrophil-cytoplasmic-antibody-associated-vasculitis-an-updated-review/