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 ...

With the high production rates and affordability of diamond tools, more contractors than ever before are cutting, grinding, and coring concrete and masonry materials. Performing these tasks without ...

Dust collection systems capture fugitive coal dust that would otherwise escape from the perimeter of equipment areas. Collected fugitive dust is fuel that should be delivered to the furnace and burned ...

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 ...

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 ...

DALTON — When their children were young, Ron and Lynne Griffin moved from their home on Park Avenue because of the frequent and fast-moving trucks from a Berkshire Concrete Corp. processing plant.

Elected officials, scientists, and residents gathered last week for a regional dust summit in search of answers to the Coachella Valley’s worsening air quality. Instead, the event underscored a sharp ...