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Health risks from Mount St Helens ash for outdoor workers
A report in JAMA warns outdoor workers such as loggers and farmers exposed to volcanic ash may develop silicosis a serious lung disease. Masks are recommended and health monitoring noted with rises in breathing problems in Yakima and surrounding areas after the 1980 eruption.
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Mount St. Helens
Associated Press
Washington State
Journal of American Medical Association
Peter Baxter
Washington
Baxter
Centers For Disease Control
Atlanta
Yakima