Lung Disease Caused by Inorganic and Organic Dust

¹ Moderator

The ever-inceasing complexity of the industrial environment indicates need for constant vigilance. Since not all environmental pollutants can, at present, be subjected to prior laboratory exploration, clinical science must remain an important source of guidance concerning industrial safety. Inhalants vary greatly in their potency and with respect to their specific effects. The factors of individual susceptibility and associated nonindustrial disease also come into play in many instances. Imprecise diagnosis, and the too ready acceptance of new industrial pulmonary entities, can hamper the prevention of environmental lung disease as much as do carelessness or ignorance.