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I’d worry less about silicates than anything. We evolved along sandy coastlines not polyurethane or pvc.
by kjkjadksj 2y ago
I’d worry less about silicates than anything. We evolved along sandy coastlines not polyurethane or pvc.
- kragen 2y agocrystalline silica is an iarc group 1 carcinogen, the highest-concern category, and occupational illnesses due to crystalline silica exposure have been well known for thousands of years
- _DeadFred_ 2y agoWhen I built my home I used concrete floors that I then kept waxed. It seemed like the best solution I could find. But then we had to cover the floors with wool rugs because the acoustics were painful.
- kragen 2y agowool is pretty great; the worst you can say about it is that it's a mild allergen and kind of expensive just to disambiguate, though, the risk of silica exposure from walking around on a concrete floor, or even sweeping it, is not worth worrying about. i wouldn't clean it with a leaf blower though
- kjkjadksj 2y agoI assume you don’t cut tile with a tile saw very often without a respirator so its a non issue.