Artificial quartz countertop export spike leading to silicosis risks in India
1Pointing out that the growth in production of artificial stone countertops in India because of their huge demand in US, is bringing silicosis and tuberculosis (TB) risk, in a joint statement issued with Jeevan Rekha Parishad (JRP), a charity working on environmental justice, occupational health and climate change in Odisha, it said, the health risks of manufacturing and installing the countertops are “magnified as the silica content" in it is "approximately 90% versus 3% in natural marble.”
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