ArticleAnnals of work exposures and health2023
Engineered Stone Fabrication Work Releases Volatile Organic Compounds Classified as Lung Irritants.
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- Evaluating the efficacy of prednisolone for silicosis with progressive massive fibrosis in Australia: an observational pilot study.Annals of occupational and environmental medicine · 2026Article
- The Combined Role of Silanols and Oxidative Stress in Determining Engineered Stone Dust Toxicity.ACS organic & inorganic Au · 2026Article
- Pulmonary inflammatory and fibrogenic responses in rats following intratracheal instillation of dusts from natural and engineered stones.Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part A · 2026Article
- Silicosis history: from antiquity to the anthropocene.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Silica Hazards in Engineered Stone Countertop Production: Worker Experiences and Challenges in Los Angeles.American journal of industrial medicine · 2025Article
- Respirable dust and respirable crystalline silica exposures among workers at stone countertop fabrication shops in Georgia from 2017 through 2023.Annals of work exposures and health · 2025Article
- A review of silicosis and other silica-related diseases in the engineered stone countertop processing industry.Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2025Review
- From Engineered Stone Slab to Silicosis: A Synthesis of Exposure Science and Medical Evidence.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Review
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Abstract
Engineered stones are often characterized for their crystalline silica content. Their organic composition, particularly that of the emissions generated during fabrication work using hand-held power tools, is relatively unexplored. We forensically screened the emissions from dry-cutting 12 engineered stone products in a test chamber for their organic composition by pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) plus selected traditional capture and analysis techniques. Phthalic anhydride, which has a Respiratory Sensitization (RSEN) Notation by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), was the most common and abundant compound, at 26-85% of the total organic composition of engineered stone emissions. Benzaldehyde and styrene were also present in all twelve samples. During active cutting, the predominant volatile organic compound (VOC) emitted was styrene, with phthalic anhydride, benzene, ethylbenzene, and toluene also detected. These results have important health implications as styrene and phthalic anhydride are irritants to the respiratory tract. This study suggests a risk of concurrent exposure to high levels of respirable crystalline silica and organic lung irritants during engineered stone fabrication work.
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