Renovating your kitchen? Help Australia's tradies avoid silicosis by not choosing artificial stone
- Written by Ryan Hoy, Respiratory Physician. Senior Research Fellow. Monash Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health, Monash University
ShutterstockIn 2012 my wife and I renovated our house — a two-storey extension with a brand new kitchen. Inspired by various renovation-themed TV shows and magazines, we chose a sleek stone island bench as the focal point for the kitchen.
I knew the benchtop material was some form of stone. You could choose almost any colour and it cost a...





