The coolies, earth-coloured and mute, crouched reverently some twenty or thirty yards away, and the Babu, the slack of his thin gear snapping like a marking-flag in the chill breeze, stood by with an air of happy proprietorship.
Inhaling crystalline silica can lead to serious, sometimes fatal illnesses including silicosis, lung cancer, tuberculosis (in those with silicosis), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In addition, silica exposure has been linked to other illnesses including renal disease and other cancers.
In this work, the melt temperature was investigated in terms of its influence on the crystalline structures of WAIM parts. Liquid crystalline phases are known to be structuring ingredients in a wide variety of food products. Respirable crystalline silica has been shown to cause silicosis, which can lead to lung cancer.