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Silicosis and artificial stone

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Hall S, Stacey P, Pengelly I et al. (2022) Characterizing and Comparing Emissions of Dust, Respirable Crystalline Silica, and Volatile Organic Compounds from Natural and Artificial Stones. Annals of Work Exposures and Health 66(2): 139–49.

 

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This article appeared in our November/December 2022 issue of IOSH Magazine .
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