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.
Many people, like you, have heard of this mineral but do not really understand what it is or why their bodies need it. According the MMI, or Mineral Information Institute, silica is the chemical name of quartz, which can also be known as silicon dioxide. In pharmaceuticals it is used as a filler, or in food production as an anti-coagulant. It is also used in the manufacturing of cast iron and ceramics.