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Filtration
Silica sand used for filtering sediment and
bacteria from water supplies and in sewageTreatment.
Filtration category
includes water, municipal, county, local; and
swimming pool.
Chemical Industry
Sodium silicate is manufactured from silica
sand. This chemical is a starting point for
detergents, fillers and extenders in paints, rubber
and plastics.
Building Application
The construction industry is founded on silica
and there are a host of specialist applications'
including silica and aerated concrete blocks, floor
and roof tiles, flooring and rendering compounds
white line markings, offing felt and cement and
resin injection systems.
Others
Silica sand is used for equestrian surfaces, in
artificial turf, golf course root zones and
dressings, football and cricket and others pitches
and as play sands.
Manufacture of
refractory's, simulating oil production and as
additives in agricultural and horticultural
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