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At the core of the kitchen’s material palette is Vicostone Eco Thorin, specified for both benchtop and splashback ...
Silicosis is lung disease usually associated with stonecutters.
Since 1970, more than 75,000 miners have died of black lung disease. Now, researchers working to prevent those deaths get ...
In diseases due to exposure to toxic particles like gout, macrophages elicit separate pathways for inflammation and lysosomal ...
Salmon Arm community members at a public input meeting called on council to preserve the Old Municipal Hall Building. Even though a recent engineering report identified severe structural issues and th ...
Human exposure to toxic particles drives various diseases. Examples include gout, an acute arthritis driven by monosodium urate ...
Design trends come and go, and that includes kitchen materials. Find out which once-favored kitchen countertop material is ...
Crystalline silica is a mineral commonly found in real and artificial stone and sand. When these materials are cut, ground or drilled in to, small, breathable particles can travel into the lungs ...
Human exposure to toxic particles drives various diseases. Examples include gout, an acute arthritis driven by monosodium ...
Towards worker safety concerning crystalline silica. On a more positive note, there is encouraging news on the horizon: the binding OEL adopted at the EU level for silica is set to be revised in 2025.
Backed by findings from nearly three dozen workers with sarcoidosis who also reported occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (RCS), researchers have proposed a new term for the ...
Crystalline silica is a widely used industrial material that is readily available worldwide, and is one of the most common types of particulate mineral pollutants. It has been classified as a group 1 ...