title: [Evaluation of effects of dust prevention in the principal tungsten mines in Jiangxi].
abstract: An evaluation of the effects of dust prevention in the Jiangxi tungsten mines has been carried out. The rate of silicosis morbidity in most mines was under 1%. Up to 1983, the rate in individual mines is 1.95%. According to the data from those mines, the forecasting of cumulative probability of morbidity of mine workers having been in contact with dust for 30 years is up to 7.5%. From those data, the authors suggest that the maximum permissible concentration of dust should be 1.0 mg/m3 in the mines with concentration of silicon dioxide dust over 70%.
authors.affiliation: Jiangxi Institute of Industrial Hygiene, Nanchang.
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D004391:Dust; D006801:Humans; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration; D008906:Mining; D012829:Silicosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014414:Tungsten
chemical_list: D004391:Dust; D014414:Tungsten