Most people know silica as the mysterious contents of desiccation packets found in vitamin bottles, high-end leather purses, clothing, and other items. But for miners and other stone cutters, silica ...

In 2014, the ice bucket challenge took social media by storm. The craze, which involved people filming themselves while pouring buckets of ice-cold water over their heads, was a bid to raise awareness ...

The occupational lung disease silicosis is taking the lives of stone fabrication workers in the San Fernando Valley. Laborers who cut, grind, sand, finish or polish engineered stone slabs are at risk ...