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Artificial stone-associated silicosis: a rapidly emerging occupational lung disease
Ryan F Hoy ,
Timothy Baird ,
Gary Hammerschlag ,
David Hart ,
Anthony R Johnson ,
Paul King ,
Michael Putt ,
Deborah H Yates
December 13 2017
September 07 2017
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Abstract
Artificial stone is an increasingly popular material used to fabricate kitchen and
bathroom benchtops. Cutting and grinding artificial stone is associated with generation
of very high levels of respirable crystalline silica, and the frequency of cases of
severe silicosis associated with this exposure is rapidly increasing.