ReviewArchives of environmental & occupational health2023
Hazardous dusts from the fabrication of countertop: a review.
Review in Archives of environmental & occupational health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- Emission rates of respirable crystalline silica and dust from engineered stone fabrication.Annals of work exposures and health · 2026Article
- Characterization of engineered stone dust-induced reactive oxygen species generation and cytotoxicityJournal of toxicology and environmental health. Part A · 2026Article
- Tetrandrine slows disease progression on high-resolution computed tomography and lung function decline in artificial stone-associated silicosis: a retrospective cohort study.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Article
- Physico-chemical features and membranolytic activity of dust from low or no crystalline silica engineered stone with implications for toxicological assessment.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Burden of silicosis based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021: trend analysis of incidence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years, and projections for the next 30 years.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
- From Engineered Stone Slab to Silicosis: A Synthesis of Exposure Science and Medical Evidence.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Review
- Microplastic and plastic pollution: impact on respiratory disease and health.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2024Review
- Dose-response relationship between lung function and chest imaging response to silica exposures in artificial stone manufacturing workers.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2024Article
- Prevalence and risk factors for silicosis among a large cohort of stone benchtop industry workers.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2023Article
- Characterization of the Emissions and Crystalline Silica Content of Airborne Dust Generated from Grinding Natural and Engineered Stones.Annals of work exposures and health · 2023Article
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Artificial countertop materials, including solid surface composites (SSC) and engineered stone (ES) may pose significant pulmonary health risks for workers who manipulate them. These materials have rapidly become popular in the multibillion-dollar countertop industry, rivaling that of natural materials such as granite and marble due to their variety of desirable esthetic qualities and reduced costs. Both SSC and ES consist of a mineral substrate bound together in a polymer matrix. For SSC the mineral is about 70% aluminum trihydrate (ATH) while ES contains up to 95% crystalline silica by weight. Both materials emit airborne dusts when being manipulated with power tools during the fabrication process. Several deaths and dozens of cases of silicosis have been identified worldwide in workers who fabricate ES, while a single case of fatal pulmonary fibrosis has been associated with SCC dust exposure. This review examines the current state of knowledge for both SSC and ES regarding the composition, particle emission characteristics, workplace exposure data, particle constituent toxicity, and possible methods for reducing worker exposure.
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