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Limestone dust

Nature

During production and use of lime and limestone dust is created that is hazardous to health. Limestone dust mixed with free silica as found in limestone quarries can cause pharyngitis, bronchitis and emphysema. Pure lime dust is known to cause bronchitis and pneumonia.

Broader

Mineral dusts
Unpresentable
Mine dust
Unpresentable

Aggravates

Pneumonia
Presentable

Reduces

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #15: Life on Land

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
Content quality
Presentable
 Presentable
Language
English
1A4N
E2038
DOCID
11520380
D7NID
144764
Editing link
Official link
Last update
Oct 4, 2020