I am a seventh grade student given the task of gathering information on a disease that is caused by inhaling tiny pieces of flint from a volcano. This disease is called pneumonoultramicroscopicsiliicovolicanoconiosis. Have you ever heard of it and if so, WHERE can I find info on it ?

Maris

Is that a serious name? Gosh what a long word! I'm afraid though that I don't know about this disease. You should be able to look it up in some medical journal though, or perhaps there is literature about it in journals that deal with mining. I would imagine that once in a while miners might get the disease if they're blasting through the right composition of rock. Sorry to not be of more help.

Sincerely,
Scott Rowland

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