Given the silica content of concrete and mortar, silicosis is an enduring scourge of concrete and masonry construction. The damaging effects of ongoing exposure to airborne silica were familiar even ...

Crystalline silica is a basic component of sand, quartz, slate and other minerals. Exposure to airborne crystalline silica can put workers at risk of developing silicosis, a non-curable lung disease ...

Strata Corp., an experienced builder of military and commercial airfields, used an innovative method for retaining moisture in the concrete of an immense paving project to optimize curing and surface ...

In an environment where odor and dust issues carry increasing operational and reputational risk, custom-built strategies that ...

Industrial production continues to expand across sectors such as metallurgy, cement, power generation, chemical processing, ...

A city-owned concrete facility is producing dust and noise in the Columbia Waterfront District, and local leaders say something needs to be done. Earlier this year, the Department of Transportation ...