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Antimony powder dust

Airborne particulate from antimony metal or powder during occupational handling and processing.

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

eye irritationskin irritationnose and throat irritationcoughdizzinessheadachenauseavomitingdiarrheacardiovascular effectsdust-explosion hazard

Evidence

The current NIOSH Pocket Guide identifies antimony dust as a moderate explosion hazard when exposed to flame and reports eye, skin, nose, throat, and mouth irritation with cough and gastrointestinal symptoms.

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Incompatibilities and Reactivities; Exposure Routes; Symptoms · 1
Noncombustible Solid in bulk form, but a moderate explosion hazard in the form of dust when exposed to flame. Exposure Routes inhalation, ingestion, skin and/or eye contact. Symptoms irritation eyes, skin, nose, throat, mouth; cough; dizziness; headache; nausea, vomiting, diarrhea.

The NIOSH Pocket Guide describes antimony as a dark-gray powder, identifies inhalation, ingestion, skin, and eye contact routes, and reports irritation of the eyes, skin, nose, throat, and mouth plus cough, neurologic and gastrointestinal symptoms; it also warns of a moderate dust-explosion hazard when exposed to flame.

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Physical hazard, symptoms, and target organs · 1
Noncombustible Solid in bulk form, but a moderate explosion hazard in the form of dust when exposed to flame. Exposure Routes: inhalation, ingestion, skin and/or eye contact. Symptoms: irritation eyes, skin, nose, throat, mouth; cough; dizziness; headache; nausea, vomiting, diarrhea.

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