Breathing A Bit Of Marble Dust Dangerous

Marble dust is totally inert and cannot harm anything or anybody.

Breathing a bit of marble dust dangerous.

Although not as unsafe as inhaling asbestos fibers or chemicals the dust itself can cause an irritant effect in the lungs. Respirable crystalline silica is a chemical compound present in stone dust soil granite and many other minerals. Silicosis is a fatal long term lung disease caused by the inhalation of silica dust. It has been classified as a human lung carcinogen which can potentially cause silicosis.

July 8th brief exposure under 10 minutes to a mixture of fiberglass insulation dry wall silica dust air born mold etc. These silica dust particles can cause scarring in the lungs leading to a serious and irreversible lung condition known as silicosis. Workers and residents living in areas adjacent to stone quarries are prone to a disease called silicosis whereby inhaled marble dust damages the cells of the respiratory system. Symptoms include a chronic cough and shortness of breath.

Dry wall dust was not very thick in the air as most of the material was wet from the flood. 3 types of silicosis. Over time this can cause some scarring and atelectasis parts of the lung that don t fill all the way up. Same would go with pure marble dust.

I was wearing a n95 approved dust mask however the second band was not secured properly around the back of my head.