brown lung disease
Britishnoun
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During the industrial revolution, byssinosis or brown lung disease, befell textile plant workers due to cotton or other fibers in the factory’s air.
From Scientific American
He argued five cases before the Supreme Court, winning an important 1981 case in which the court upheld the authority of the Secretary of Labor to order limits on cotton dust in textile factories to help prevent brown lung disease.
From New York Times
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