NIOSH reports black lung rates double since '97 From: Charleston Gazette | Date: September 14, 2007| Author: Ken Ward Jr. | Copyright 2007 Charleston Gazette. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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Black lung disease rates among U.S. coal miners have doubled in the last decade, according to new federal government data released this week.

Occupational safety experts say the figures reveal a troubling reversal from a quarter-century of success in fighting the deadly disease.

"I think it's a very significant concern," said Dr. Edward L. Petsonk, top black lung researcher at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in Morgantown.

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