Engineered stone has remade the American kitchen, and may now be remaking the law. Makers of quartz countertops are pushing ...

Crystalline silica, which is released into the air when workers cut and polish engineered stone for kitchen countertops, can scar human lungs beyond repair.

Workers are filing lawsuits against the countertop industry as cases of silicosis, a deadly lung disease, rise.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A construction worker sands a kitchen counter. When engineered stone is cut or ground, the dust can pose a threat to workers, ...

Dublin, Oct. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Global Engineered Stone Countertops Market Report 2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Despite a contraction in demand in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Leobardo Segura Meza, 27, of Pacoima suffers from silicosis, an incurable lung disease that has been afflicting workers who cut ...

A construction worker sands a kitchen counter. When engineered stone is cut or ground, the dust can pose a threat to workers, according to health officials. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times) Silicosis ...

Silicosis, a lung disease associated with the exposure to crystalline silica, has been afflicting young workers, primarily Latino immigrants who are exposed to the silica dust when workers are cutting ...