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2,4-Diaminoanisole dust

Airborne colorless 2,4-diaminoanisole needle particulate generated during handling of the hair and fur dye intermediate or its salts.

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

skin irritationthyroid changesliver changesteratogenic effectsreproductive effectspotential occupational carcinogenicity concernthyroid tumorsliver tumorsskin tumorslymphatic-system tumors

Evidence

The NIOSH Pocket Guide describes 2,4-diaminoanisole as a colorless solid in needle form used in hair and fur dye formulations and identifies inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, skin, and eye contact routes; reported animal effects include skin irritation, thyroid and liver changes, teratogenic effects, a potential occupational carcinogen notation, and tumors in several sites.

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Exposure Limits; Physical Description; Exposure Routes; Symptoms; Target Organs; Cancer Site · 1
Physical Description Colorless solid (needles). [Note: The primary use (including its salts such as 2,4-diaminoanisole sulfate) is a component of hair & fur dye formulations.] Exposure Routes inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, skin and/or eye contact. Symptoms In Animals: irritation skin; thyroid, liver changes; teratogenic effects; [potential occupational carcinogen]. Target Organs Skin, thyroid, liver, reproductive system. Cancer Site [in animals: thyroid, liver, skin & lymphatic sys tumors].

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