本文研究的目的是了解棉尘对工人健康有哪些危害及棉尘肺患病的情况。在我国,棉尘对工人健康危害报道较少,尤其是棉尘肺(byssinosis)只有过零星报道,而且对棉尘肺概念、棉尘作业工人能否发生棉尘肺也有不同看法本文所指的棉尘肺不是我国通称的尘 The purpose of this study is to understand what the hazards of cotton dust to workers’ health and the prevalence of cotton pneumoconiosis. In our country, there are few reports on the health hazards of cotton dust to workers, especially the byssinosis has only been reported sporadically. In addition, the concept of cotton pneumoconiosis and the possibility of occurrence of cotton pneumoconiosis among cotton dust workers are also different. Known as dust in our country