HarrisMartin Interview with David J. Valiante, MS, CIH: Silicosis Trends In Highway Repair Workers
July 16, 2004
In a paper released last month in the American Journal of Public Health, researchers identified several incidents of silicosis among highway repair workers, signaling the possibility that a trend of silica-related diseases among those patching America's roadways may be emerging.
The research, reported in the June issue of COLUMNS-Silica, analyzed data from several state silicosis surveillance programs, and a recent industrial hygiene study that found silica dust levels that far exceeded regulatory limits at several highway work sites throughout New Jersey.
David Valiante, MS, CIH, the lead author of the report, told HarrisMartin Publishing that while the number of …
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