Silica: occupational risks of health disorders

Abstract

The authors presented an analysis of modern views on the risks of industrial exposure to silica. We touch upon the study of this problem abroad and in Russia. Researchers describe diseases associated with silica, both in traditional and new spheres of the economy. In the article, scientists have considered the relationship of exposure to silicon dioxide with the formation of autoimmune, сhronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), kidney pathology, cardiovascular system, etc. The article tells about modern views on the mechanisms of development of pulmonary and extrapulmonary diseases associated with exposure to silicon dioxide. The authors have presented modern approaches to the prevention of multisystem risks associated with silica. Ethics. The study did not require the conclusion of the Ethics Committee.