Health Hazard Of Dolomite

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Health hazard of dolomite. In its natural bulk state dolomite is not a known health hazard. Respirable crystalline silica rcs may cause cancer. May cause cancer may cause damage to organs lung through prolonged or repeated.

In particular people are worried by the possible effects of dolomite exposure to the skin and lungs. Released a safety data sheet for dolomite classifying the material used for manufacture of brick cement and other construction materials to category 1a in terms of carcinogenicity. Recently it s been used as artificial sand to rehabilitate manila bay shoreline.

There are a number of hazards dolomite can pose to handlers according to a 2012 safety data report by texas distributor and builder lehigh hanson inc. Respirable crystalline silica rcs may cause cancer. Its effects include irritation burning and redness of the eye.

Dolomite dust which comes from crushed rocks from cebu and dumped in manila bay to transform it into a white sand beach can cause respiratory issues when inhaled among others health. Crushed stone calcium magnesium carbonate and other aggregates has the following hazard statements. Yung sinasabi nila na walang potential health defects yan ay hindi totoo yun.

The health hazards of dolomite has been a widely discussed topic as of late. Lehigh hanson inc a texas based supplier of cement ready mixed concrete asphalt and other building materials issued a safety data sheet for dolomite in 2012 the document says that dolomite a k a. Dolomite contains varying levels of.

Dolomite is a naturally occurring mineral complex that contains varying quantities of quartz crystalline silica. Dolomite may be subjected to various natural or. Meanwhile the lehigh hanson inc.