https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2024/08/11/quartz-exposure-linked-to-rising-silicosis-cases.aspxA new study warns that several British men are developing a rare lung disease called artificial stone silicosis from working with fake marble and granite. The UK has reported its first death and 11 cases of this disease, with patients averaging just 34enCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Debug Build: 31106.3070)https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2024/08/11/quartz-exposure-linked-to-rising-silicosis-cases.aspx?ShowAllComments=True#13901998/18/2024 7:18:05 AM24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:1390199bananabob<p>Probably NOT wearing a painters respirator and dusting off after grinding and buffing. Dusts masks are also useless as *** on a boar hog.</p>