Assertion: crystalline silica | /r/HasProperty | quartz
Facets:
value: especially
type: DEGREE
value: in the literature
type: LOCATION
value: commonly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: RCS, Respirable Crystalline Silica: Silica dust that is composed of crystalline silica (quartz, Cristobalite, and/or Tridymite) small enough ( < 10 microns) to be inhaled into the respiratory system.
text: In the literature, crystalline silica is commonly referred to as silica sand, free-silica, quartz, cristobalite, and tripoli.
text: Crystalline silica, especially quartz, is widely used in many different ways and therefore exposure may also occur in other industries and occupations such as mining, roofing, agriculture, manufacturing, and stone or artificial stone countertop cutting.
text: The current OSHA permissible exposure limit (PEL) for respirable crystalline silica (quartz) is 100 µg/m3 as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA)