“Asbestos leaves a scar in the worker’s body” – Please explain the nature of the the scar and the associated diseases. Name three more significant airborne toxicants in the workplace and their health effects.
The workers that work in industries utilising asbestos are exposed to it for long develop a disease called as asbestosis.
It is a pulmonary fibrosis of the lungs that scars the lung tissues around the microscopic air sacs , making it difficult for the person to breathe.
The other airborne intoxicants are berrylium . It causes berylliosis
The chronic exposure to mold spores and hay dust may cause a condition called as Farmer's lung.
The mineral dust causes pneumoconiasis.
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