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Can wood dust cause pneumoconiosis(black lung) ?

I was cutting wood with a machine yesterday and I inhaled some wood dust. I cutter two wood sticks, I was wearing a surgical mask while cutting the first one, I was wearing a N95 mask while cutting the another one. Will I get pneumoconiosis by the wood dust I was breathing in? Thank you
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I think anything we breath in has the potential to cause a lung issue.  However, this study suggests that wood dust does not seem to lead to serious lung disease.  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3521335/  Do you have any symptoms of anything? I think wearing the better mask makes sense though!  I would.
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