Question

Which pollutant causes fibrosis in lungs??

Answer 1

Pulmonary fibrosis (PULL-mun-ary fi-BRO-sis) is a disease in which tissue deep in your lungs becomes thick and stiff, or scarred, over time. The formation of scar tissue is called fibrosis.

Sometimes doctors can find out what is causing pulmonary fibrosis (lung scarring). For example, exposure to environmental pollutants and certain medicines can cause the disease. Environmental pollutants include inorganic dust (silica and hard metal dusts) and organic dust (bacteria and animal proteins).

Answer 2

Answer:

Silica dust

Asbestos fibers

Hard metal dusts

Coal dust

Grain dust

Bird and animal droppings