Miner with Black Lung in Appalachia

A former coal miner suffering from black lung disease breathes from a medicated tube. The disease kills around 1,500 former coal miners each year.

Unique identifier: GP02F8L

Type: Image

Shoot date: 31/05/2011

Locations: Appalachian Mountains, North America, United States of America, West Virginia

Credit line: © Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Health Impacts on West Virginia Coal Miners

A documentation on retired miners suffering from Black Lung and other lung diseases. They have been denied benefits for Black Lung Disease and are dying from the impacts of breathing coal dust.

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