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Silicosis is ruining the lungs of construction workers. An AI-powered breath test can detect it in minutes

  • Written by William Alexander Donald, Professor of Chemistry, UNSW Sydney
Silicosis is ruining the lungs of construction workers. An AI-powered breath test can detect it in minutesIrene Miller/Shutterstock

Silicosis is an incurable but entirely preventable lung disease. It has only one cause: breathing in too much silica dust. This is a risk in several industries, including tunnelling, stone masonry and construction.

Just last week, ABC reported that 13 workers from tunnelling projects in Sydney have been diagnosed with...

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