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		bbarnett on Sept 24, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Workers who cut countertops are dying of silicosis Apparently sandblasted jeans are another issue: https://academic.oup.com/occmed/article/63/5/317/1451439

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Any sandblasting process causes this. Other media might not cause silicosis, but may introduce other kinds of particles in to the air.

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