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  2. Silicosis - Wikipedia

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    The cutting, breaking, crushing, drilling, grinding, or abrasive blasting of these materials may produce fine to ultra fine airborne silica dust. Silica occurs in three forms: crystalline, microcrystalline (or cryptocrystalline) and amorphous (non-crystalline). "Free" silica is composed of pure silicon dioxide, not combined with other elements ...

  3. Chemical hazard - Wikipedia

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    Workplace exposure to silica dust or asbestos is also associated with pulmonary heart disease. There is evidence that workplace exposure to lead, carbon disulfide, or phenoxy acids containing TCDD, as well as working in an environment where aluminium is being electrolytically produced, are associated with stroke.

  4. GHS hazard statements - Wikipedia

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    EUH210: Safety data sheet available on request. EUH211: Warning! Hazardous respirable droplets may be formed when sprayed. Do not breathe spray or mist. EUH212: Warning! Hazardous respirable dust may be formed when used. Do not breathe dust. EUH401: To avoid risks to human health and the environment, comply with the instructions for use.

  5. Safety data sheet - Wikipedia

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    An example SDS, including guidance for handling a hazardous substance and information on its composition and properties. A safety data sheet (SDS), [1] material safety data sheet (MSDS), or product safety data sheet (PSDS) is a document that lists information relating to occupational safety and health for the use of various substances and products.

  6. US miners' union head calls House Republican effort to block ...

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    The black lung problem has only grown in recent years as miners dig through more layers of rock to get to less accessible coal, generating deadly silica dust in the process. Silica dust is 20 ...

  7. Sodium silicate - Wikipedia

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    Method 1 requires passing carbon dioxide gas through the mixture of sand and sodium silicate in the sand molding box or core box. The carbon dioxide reacts with the sodium silicate to form solid silica gel and sodium carbonate. [citation needed] This provides adequate strength to remove the now hardened sand shape from the forming tool ...

  8. Worker Fatalities Can Be Reduced With Simple Silica Dust ...

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  9. Silicon dioxide - Wikipedia

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    Silicon dioxide, also known as silica, is an oxide of silicon with the chemical formula SiO 2, commonly found in nature as quartz. [5] [6] In many parts of the world, silica is the major constituent of sand. Silica is one of the most complex and abundant families of materials, existing as a compound of several minerals and as a