Quartz worktops

morqthana · 7 Nov 2025

Silicosis from kitchen revamps on rise - as man sent for transplant at 23

MPs and peers heard repeated calls to ban quartz worktops after UK cases of silicosis linked to engineered stone have surged by 460 per cent

inews.co.uk

Calls to ban kitchen worktop material after link to incurable disease

Experts have documented eight cases of silicosis in the UK

www.independent.co.uk

Common kitchen worktop material is causing incurable lung disease - new study | BBC Science Focus Magazine

UK doctors are calling for ban on artificial stone as cases of silicosis, an incurable and deadly lung disease, emerge.

www.sciencefocus.com

Notch7 · 7 Nov 2025

I would also add people who mix a lot of stuff like tile adhesive, grout, cement, self level, plaster etc should wear a mask when doing it

I never used to bother but do now

morqthana · 7 Nov 2025

And goggles.

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Quartz worktops

morqthana

Silicosis from kitchen revamps on rise - as man sent for transplant at 23

Calls to ban kitchen worktop material after link to incurable disease

Common kitchen worktop material is causing incurable lung disease - new study | BBC Science Focus Magazine

Notch7

morqthana

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