ArticleAnnals of work exposures and health2022
What Do Safety Data Sheets for Artificial Stone Products Tell Us About Composition? A Comparative Analysis with Physicochemical Data.
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- Physico-chemical features and membranolytic activity of dust from low or no crystalline silica engineered stone with implications for toxicological assessment.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The Rapid Rise of Silicosis in Victoria, Australia Associated With Artificial Stone Countertop Industry Work.American journal of industrial medicine · 2025Article
- Occupational dust and chemical exposures and the development of autoimmune rheumatic diseases.Nature reviews. Rheumatology · 2025Review
- Screening Workers for Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica: Development and Usability of an Electronic Data Capture Tool.JMIR human factors · 2025Article
- Measuring improvements in occupational health and safety in the artificial stone benchtop industry.Annals of work exposures and health · 2025Article
- From Engineered Stone Slab to Silicosis: A Synthesis of Exposure Science and Medical Evidence.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Review
- Prevalence and risk factors for silicosis among a large cohort of stone benchtop industry workers.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2023Article
- Prevention of the Occupational Silicosis Epidemic in Australia: What Do Those Who Assess Workplace Health Risk Think Should Be Done Now?Annals of work exposures and health · 2023Article
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Abstract
Artificial stone (AS) is a composite material that has seen widespread use in construction, particularly for kitchen benchtops. However, fabrication processes with AS have been associated with serious lung disease. Safety data sheets (SDSs) aim to provide important information pertaining to composition and health risks. In the case of a complex mixture, SDSs may be problematic in terms of specific information on overall health risks. To assess this issue, we compared empirically determined mineral, metallic, and organic resin content of 25 individual AS products across six suppliers, with the corresponding SDS information. X-ray diffraction was used to quantitate the mineralogical components of AS samples, and X-ray fluorescence was used to estimate the metallic components. Organic material (resin content) was estimated using weight loss during calcination. Although the resin content for all AS samples was within the SDS-reported ranges, there was considerable variability in the crystalline silica content when comparing with supplier's SDS. Potentially toxicologically relevant metallic and mineral constituents were not reported. Some supplier SDSs were found to provide more information than others. Only one of the six suppliers provided crystalline mineral content other than silica, and only two suppliers provided any information about metals. There remains a limited understanding of lung pathogenesis from AS, and this study highlights the need for more comprehensive and standardized SDS information for risk assessment and management.
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