Silicosis in the Artificial Stone Countertop Industry: An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report

By afschroeder • June 28, 2026

Gandhi SA, Liu GY, Fazio JC, Amubieya O, Barnes H, Cavalin C, Cohen RA, Fireman E, Garcia SR, Harrison RJ, Houlroyd JL, Hua JT, Jones CM, Mao L, Ramkissoon C, Schenker M, Feary J, Harvey RR, Menéndez-Navarro A, Nemery B, Redlich CA, Reynolds CJ, Hoy RF, Cummings KJ; American Thoracic Society Assembly on Environmental, Occupational and Population Health. Silicosis in the Artificial Stone Countertop Industry: An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 Jun 26:aaoag176. doi: 10.1093/annalsats/aaoag176. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42363709.

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