Anthracosis

MONDO:0006654

A chronic lung disorder characterized by deposition of coal dust in the lung parenchyma leading to the formation of black nodules and emphysema. It occurs in coal miners.

Also known as: coal dust pneumoconiosis, coal miner's pneumoconiosis, coal workers' pneumoconiosis, pneumoconiosis from coal dust

61 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 1 tagged with Anthracosis itself.

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Lawyers and pharmacists team up to help coal miners kick tobacco

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Coal miners in Central Appalachia use tobacco at very high rates and face serious lung diseases like cancer and black lung. This study tests a new approach: lawyers handling black-lung compensation cases identify miners who use tobacco and connect them to community pharmacists. T…

Sponsor: University of Virginia • Aim: Disease control

Last updated Jul 12, 2026 00:00 UTC

Anthracosis

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Lawyers and pharmacists team up to help coal miners kick tobacco