|
Silicosis is a disabling, nonreversible and sometimes fatal lung disease caused by overexposure to respirable crystalline silica. Silica exposure remains a serious threat to nearly two million US workers.
|
www.osha.gov/SLTC/silicacrystalline/index.html
www.osha.gov/SLTC/silicacrystalline/index.html
|
|
|
|
Special Publication; CRYSTALLINE SILICA; PRIMER; Staff, Branch of Industrial Minerals; U.S. Department of the Interior; Manuel Lujan, Jr., Secretary; U.S. Bureau of Mines; T S Ary, Director; ... Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Crystalline silica primer/staff, Branch of lndustrial Minerals.
|
minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/silica/780292...
minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/silica/780292.pdf
|
|
|
Industrial sand and gravel, often called "silica," "silica sand," and "quartz sand," includes sands and gravels with high silicon dioxide (SiO2) content. These sands are used in glassmaking; for foundry, abrasive, and hydraulic fracturing (frac) applications; ... Crystalline Silica Primer (PDF)
|
minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/silica/
minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/silica/
|
|
Silicon dioxide - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
|
|
The chemical compound silicon dioxide , also known as silica (from the Latin silex ), is an oxide of silicon with a chemical formula of SiO 2 and has been known for its hardness since antiq...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_dioxide
|
|
24 CRYSTALLINE SILICA, QUARTZ INTER-ORGANIZATION PROGRAMME FOR THE SOUND MANAGEMENT OF CHEMICALS A cooperative agreement among UNEP, ILO, FAO, WHO, UNIDO, UNITAR and OECD This report contains the collective views of an international group of experts and does not necessarily represent the decisions or the stated policy...
|
www.inchem.org/documents/cicads/cicads/cicad24.htm
|
|
Page last updated:August 5, 2008 ; Page last reviewed:August 5, 2008 ; Content Source: ... Search NIOSH | NIOSH Home | NIOSH Topics | Site Index | Databases and Information Resources | NIOSH Products | Contact Us ... ; NIOSH Home | NIOSH Search | Site Index | Topic List | Contact Us;
|
www.cdc.gov/niosh/02-129A.html
|
|
What is crystalline silica (quartz)? ... Where are construction workers exposed to crystalline silica dust? ... How is OSHA addressing exposure to crystalline silica-containing dust?
|
www.oshainfo.gatech.edu/silica-eng.html
www.oshainfo.gatech.edu/silica-eng.html
|
|
Free Online Library: Occupational exposure to crystalline silica dust in the United States, 1988-2003.(Research) by "Environmental Health Perspectives"; Health, general Environmental issues ... Silica dust; A type of dust from silica (crystalline quartz) which causes breathing problems in workers in the fields of mining,
|
www.thefreelibrary.com/Occupational+exposure+to+crystal...
www.thefreelibrary.com/Occupational+exposure+to+crystalline+silica+dust+in+the+United+...-a0131198957
|
|
Crystalline silica; Synonyms; Silica, silicon dioxide; Reactivity and Physical Concerns; Silica, or silicon dioxide, is a naturally occurring mineral and its physical structure may exist in either crystal or amorphous forms.
|
www-group.slac.stanford.edu/esh/eshmanual/references/ha...
www-group.slac.stanford.edu/esh/eshmanual/references/hazmatGuideSilica.pdf
|
|
