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 Dimethyl Silylate is a silica derivative used in cosmetics and personal care products as an anticaking agent, bulking agent, slip modifier, viscosity increasing agent, emollient, and most often as a suspending agent, according to Silicone Specialties (with the Danish Environmental Protection Agencies) and CosmeticsCop.com.