Mayor Robert Garcia and City Manager Patrick H. West presented the City of Long Beachâs Proposed Fiscal Year 2017 Budget. View the Budget.
Silica Defined. Silica is another name for the chemical compound silicon dioxide. Each unit of silica includes one atom of silicon and two atoms of oxygen. If you have never heard of silica before, you might be surprised to hear that you probably come into contact with it every day.
Silica is the chemical compound silicon dioxide (SiO2). It is composed of the elements silicon and oxygen.ilica is most commonly found in nature as sand or quartz. It is a principal component of most types of glass and substances such as concrete.