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2,4-D dust

Airborne particulate from white-to-yellow crystalline 2,4-D herbicide powder.

Airborne form

dust

The form describes what is suspended in air at the point of exposure. A material can produce more than one form, such as dust during handling and fume during heating.

Health effects

weaknessexhaustionstuporreduced reflexesmuscle twitchingconvulsionsdermatitisanimal liver injuryanimal kidney injuryskin effectscentral-nervous-system effectsliver effectskidney effects

Evidence

The NIOSH Pocket Guide describes 2,4-D as a white-to-yellow crystalline odorless herbicide powder and identifies inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, skin, and eye contact routes; reported effects include weakness, stupor, neurologic symptoms, convulsions, dermatitis, and animal liver and kidney injury.

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Physical Description; Exposure Routes; Symptoms; Target Organs · 1
Physical Description White to yellow, crystalline, odorless powder. Exposure Routes inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, skin and/or eye contact. Symptoms lassitude (weakness, exhaustion), stupor, hyporeflexia, muscle twitching; convulsions; dermatitis; In Animals: liver, kidney injury. Target Organs Skin, central nervous system, liver, kidneys.

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