矽肺是由于长期吸入含有游离二氧化硅的粉尘引起的。它是接触硅尘作业的工人常见的危害较大的一种职业病。我国古时候虽然不知道矽肺、二氧化硅这类名词,但很早就有关于这种病的记载。宋朝(约公元一一○○年)《孔氏谈苑》中记载有:“贾古山采石人,石末伤肺,肺焦多死。”这说明 Silicosis is caused by long-term inhalation of dust containing free silica. It is a common occupational disease that is more common in workers exposed to silica fume. Although ancient times in China did not know the silicosis, silica such terms, but there are long records of this disease. Song Dynasty (about AD 1100) “Kong’s Court,” recorded in: “Jia Gushan quarry, stone end of the lung injury, lung focus more death.” This shows