Talay, FahrettinGürel, KamilGürel, SafiyeKurt, BaharTuğ, Tuncer2021-06-232021-06-2320071341-9145https://doi.org/10.1539/joh.49.405https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12491/6032Free silica (silicon dioxide) is naturally found in amorphous and crystalline forms in many rocks in the Earth1, 2). Inhaled silicon dioxide is usually crystalline and most often quartz which is the most important form. Silicosis is an irreversible disease3) that results from workrelated exposures to dusts containing silica crystals, and is characterized by fibrotic tissue reaction caused by the presence of silica in the lungs.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSilicosisQuartzOther10.1539/joh.49.405495405410179519742-s2.0-37549048601Q2WOS:000250014700010Q2