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Atrazine dust

Airborne particulate from colorless-to-white crystalline atrazine 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

eye irritationskin irritationdermatitisskin sensitizationbreathing difficultyweaknessincoordinationsalivationhypothermialiver injuryeye effectsskin effectsrespiratory-system effectscentral-nervous-system effectsliver effects

Evidence

The NIOSH Pocket Guide describes atrazine as a colorless or white crystalline herbicide powder and identifies inhalation, ingestion, skin, and eye contact routes; reported effects include irritation, dermatitis and skin sensitization, breathing difficulty, neurologic symptoms, hypothermia, and liver injury.

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Physical Description; Exposure Routes; Symptoms; Target Organs · 1
Physical Description Colorless or white, odorless, crystalline powder. Exposure Routes inhalation, ingestion, skin and/or eye contact. Symptoms irritation eyes, skin; dermatitis, sensitization skin; dyspnea (breathing difficulty), lassitude (weakness, exhaustion), incoordination, salivation; hypothermia; liver injury. Target Organs Eyes, skin, respiratory system, central nervous system, liver.

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