Fibre particles can deposit in the ________.

eyes

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ears

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lungs

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throat

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Solution

The correct option is C lungs
Fiber particles can deposit in the lungs.
This occupational disease is also known as silicosis.
Silicosis is a form of occupational lungs disease caused by inhalation of crystalline silica dust and is marked by inflammation and scarring in the form of nodular lesions in the upper lobes of the lungs.
It is a type of pneumoconiosis.

Hence the option $C$ is correct.

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