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Next Black Lung: Countertop Silica Dust Cases Pile Up in Courts (opens in new tab)

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Some lawyers and safety advocates foresee silicosis litigation by workers in engineered-stone fabrication shops becoming the next occupational health crisis, reminiscent of black lung among coal miners and asbestos-related diseases among shipyard and industrial workers.

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Covered in 4 articles

Refractor·

Quartz countertops may be causing a public health crisis in the US

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Fortune
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Your quartz countertop is the new asbestos — for the workers who cut it

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The Conversation·

Quartz countertops are driving a public health crisis in the US – 2 occupational health experts explain the surge of lung transplants and lawsuits

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