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Black lung disease, also known as coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) or simply black lung, is an occupational type of pneumoconiosis caused by long-term exposure to coal dust.
Black lung disease, also known as coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) or simply black lung, is an occupational type of pneumoconiosis caused by long-term exposure to coal dust.