Continental used silica for the very first time in its tread compounds for car tires. The properties of this filler ...

Always wear a respirator mask and goggles when cutting mortar as silica dust is hazardous. Once the mortar is removed, pull ...

Materials like sand, stone, concrete, and mortar contain crystalline silica. It is also used to make products such as glass, pottery, ceramics, bricks, and artificial stone. Respirable crystalline ...

According to the researchers, high exposure to silica — defined as dust from sand, rock, clay tile or brick — more than doubled the odds of developing dermatomyositis (OR = 2.02; 95% CI ...

This study reveals how silica aerogel and recycled PET improve cement-based mortars, reducing thermal conductivity by 55% and ...

One of the most common is silica dust. It’s created when materials like concrete and bricks are jackhammered, chipped, tunneled or otherwise processed. About 2 million construction workers are ...