About 90 percent of the quartz countertops he repairs are a slightly off-white shade with gray veining that mimics Calacatta marble, a natural stone. He stocks up on the perfect colorant for ...

Is your kitchen countertop hiding a dark secret? According to ongoing research about the dangers of fine powders and particulates generated when manufactured stone like quartz is cut, the answer is ...

"I am not the only person whose life has been put at risk,” said Marek Marzec, who was given weeks to live after working with quartz countertops for a decade SWNS; Getty Quartz countertops ...

Marek Marzec, a dad of three, was given weeks to live due to silicosis after spending over a decade working for manufacturers of quartz countertops Following a new study linking quartz countertops ...

Doctors are warning about a 'new and emerging' epidemic driven by stylish and durable quartz countertops. Dust released when the stone is cut is breathed in by workers causes irreversible scarring ...

Engineered stone countertops are made from quartz aggregate held together with a resin binder. They contain substantially more crystalline silica than natural stone versions. Workers who cut, shape, ...