This is part 3 of a series on silicosis. In the early afternoon, two women pulled up in a van between the rows of stone ...

The widow of a former stonemason is warning of the dangers of silica dust after lawyers secured a settlement in connection ...

Around 10% of underground tunnel workers in Queensland could develop silicosis, our new study has found. Silicosis is a ...

The Trump administration on Wednesday halted implementation of a long-delayed silica dust rule, blaming federal staffing cuts ...

Nearly half of Mars dust consists of silica, which on Earth is known to cause silicosis, an incurable lung disease that progressively scars lung tissue. The Martian silica particles measure about 3 ...

New federal rule to limit coal miners’ exposure to silica dust — a leading cause of black lung disease — is being delayed ...

silica, and heavy metals, which could enter the bloodstream. Researchers urge the development of dust prevention and filtration technologies before human missions begin. LOS ANGELES - Astronauts ...

Stone fabricators who work with natural and engineered countertop products may be at risk of inhaling silica dust and developing serious illnesses like silicosis. If you became ill after being exposed ...

Dust on Mars, for example, contains large amounts of the compound silica, which is abundant ... help to keep the air in living spaces clean. “Prevention is key. We tell everyone to go see ...