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  2. Jury finds stone companies at fault in lawsuit by countertop ...

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    Emily Alpert Reyes. August 7, 2024 at 9:18 PM. A Los Angeles County jury found businesses that make or distribute engineered stone at fault Wednesday for the suffering of a 34-year-old stonecutter ...

  3. Incurable silicosis cost a countertop cutter his lungs. Are ...

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    Incurable silicosis cost a countertop cutter his lungs. Are these companies at fault? Caesarstone, which has a facility in Sun Valley, is one of the companies named in an L.A. County lawsuit. (Zoe ...

  4. Solid surface - Wikipedia

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    Solid surface is a non-porous low-maintenance material used for surfaces such as countertops. It can mimic the appearance of granite, marble, stone, and other naturally occurring materials, and can be joined nearly invisibly by a trained craftsman. Typically manufactured in sheet form for fabrication into finished countertops, solid surface can ...

  5. Granite - Wikipedia

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    Granite. Granite (/ ˈɡrænɪt / GRAN-it) is a coarse-grained (phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly cools and solidifies underground.

  6. Arsenic poisoning - Wikipedia

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    Frequency. >200 million [3] Arsenic poisoning (or arsenicosis) is a medical condition that occurs due to elevated levels of arsenic in the body. [4] If arsenic poisoning occurs over a brief period of time, symptoms may include vomiting, abdominal pain, encephalopathy, and watery diarrhea that contains blood. [1]

  7. How to Clean Quartz, Granite, Marble, and Butcher Block ...

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    Maintenance doesn’t have to mean high maintenance, especially when it comes to keeping quartz, granite, and marble countertops clean. Even though these materials look gorgeous and refined—and ...

  8. Corian - Wikipedia

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    Corian is the original material of this type, created by DuPont scientists in 1967. [1] Corian is manufactured in three thicknesses: 6 millimetres (0.24 in), 12 millimetres (0.47 in), and 19 millimetres (0.75 in). Most Corian is manufactured at a DuPont facility near Buffalo, New York. Cross-section cuts show consistent color and particulate ...

  9. Do You Really Need a Water Filter? - AOL

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    They do not, however, filter out viruses and bacteria. Other filters need a plumber or a home handyperson to install. They sit either on the countertop or under the sink, at just a single faucet ...