Spotlight on Silicosis in Michigan

Three Counties in the Wolverine State Lead the Way
in Silica Exposure, Morbidity Rates

[Editor's Note: This is the first installment in a series featuring silicosis rates in states around the country. The feature will appear regularly in future issues of COLUMNS-Silica.]

Muskegon County within the state of Michigan has one of the highest mortality rates for silicosis in the country, according to a recent annual report on silica exposure and disease published by the Michigan State University.

In all, more than an estimated 8 to 62.5 deaths per million individuals …