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Silicosis updates and alerts from other professional organizations

2024

​Preventing Silicosis: Meeting Report and Recommendations (Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, October 15, 2024)

2026

Silicosis Updates (Western Occupational & Environmental Medical Association, May – August 2026)

Quartz countertops are driving a public health crisis in the US (Collaborative for Health and Environment (CHE) newsletter, July 20, 2026)

Public Health Alerts: Silicosis among workers fabricating engineered stone ('quartz') countertops in California, 2019-2026 (University of Minnesota, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), August 12, 2026)

Quartz Countertop Work Tied to Rise in Silicosis (Respiratory Therapy, August 13, 2026)

ATS Breathe Easy – Engineered Stone, Silicosis, and the Fight to Protect Workers (American Thoracic Society, Newswise, August 19, 2026)

Artificial stone countertop workers are at high risk for deadly lung disease (PDF) (Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, DOSH Hazard Alert, August 2026)​​

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