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How can potters reduce silica dust exposure?

Work with clay as a damp solid or use dust control.

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  1. Blow dust off with a fan
  2. Let clay dry and sand it indoors
  3. Work with clay as a damp solid or use dust control ✔

Why: Using clay as an aqueous suspension or damp solid, plus dust controls like local exhaust, reduces silica dust exposure.

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Answer: Work with clay as a damp solid or use dust control. Using clay as an aqueous suspension or damp solid, plus dust controls like local exhaust, reduces silica dust exposure.

  1. Pottery en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pottery
    Exposure to siliceous dusts is reduced by either processing and using the source materials as aqueous suspension or as damp solids, or by the use of dust control measures
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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