SCIENCE said:

Divine Angel said:

Bogsnorkler said:

they aren’t glass bits though. it is either as fine as talc or made into granules. amorphous silica, glass, is considered relatively safe compared to crystalline silica, unless breathing it in heavy industrial use. it doesn’t cause silicosis.

AI bit

…it is generally considered safe and is widely used as a thickener, anti-caking agent, and absorbent in everyday products

I’m no scientician so I’m not going to argue the point, but if it’s not on California’s extensive list of carcinogens (and it’s not) I guess it’s fine.

so those builders were just idiots and instead of engineered stone benchtops they should have stuck with glass ones

knew it

or wear a mask.