Report: High risk of lung cancer from respirable crystalline silica even below the current occupational exposure limit

Published Date: 11 Sep 2024

A new report from the Nordic Expert Group (NEG) and the Dutch Expert DECOS committee has evaluated the health hazards and calculated cancer risk of occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (RCS). Several experts ...

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