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Lungs of stone: How Silica has sickened a generation of quartz cutters

Quartz is used for countertops in millions of homes around the world the manmade stone is popular for its beauty and durability. But for workers who make, cut and install quartz counters, it can be deadly. The World reported from Turkey, Spain and Australia three stops along the quartz countertop supply chain to learn more about silicosis, an incurable and often fatal lung disease caused by inhaling dust laden with excessive amounts of a mineral called silica.

Woodlawn girls win first indoor track and field state title

Woodlawn girls win first indoor track and field state title
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Woodlawn girls win first indoor track and field state title

Woodlawn girls win first indoor track and field state title
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Silicosis: An Explainer and Research Roundup

Silicosis: An Explainer and Research Roundup
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Australia bans engineered stone because of silicosis risk

Australia has become the first country to ban engineered stone, a popular material for kitchen and bathroom benchtops, after documenting hundreds of cases of silicosis in workers in the industry who were exposed to dust from cutting the product. Work health and safety ministers approved a ban on the use, supply, and manufacture of engineered stone on 13 December, which will come into effect in most Australian jurisdictions in July 2024. Clinicians, unions, and medical organisations, including the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand and the Cancer Council Australia, welcomed the news. The society’s president, Anne Holland, head of respiratory research at Monash University and Alfred Health in Melbourne, …

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