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"Major retailers Bunnings and IKEA have announced this week they will
discontinue selling engineered stone. While this might mean you have to rethink
your plans for your new kitchen benchtops, it’s a positive step that will
protect the health of tradespeople exposed to this dangerous product.
Engineered stone contains up to 95% crystalline silica dust. This superfine
dust is released into the atmosphere when workers cut, grind or drill
engineered stone.
Breathing this dust into the lungs has been linked to serious long-term damage,
including breathing difficulties, lung cancer and silicosis (scarring of the
lungs).
We got to this point through a concerted campaign backed by strong scientific
evidence. Let’s take a look."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
