NIOSH lists irritation of the eyes, skin, and upper respiratory system, garlic breath, and nonfibrotic pulmonary lesions in animals for doped bismuth telluride exposure.
Source: CDC/NIOSH: NIOSH Pocket Guide — Bismuth telluride, doped with Selenium sulfide ↗Dust entry
Doped bismuth telluride dust
Doped bismuth telluride particulate containing selenium sulfide, covered by the NIOSH Pocket Guide.
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 irritationupper-respiratory irritationgarlic breathnonfibrotic pulmonary lesions in animal studies
Evidence
Controls
- dust containment
- local exhaust ventilation
- skin and eye protection
- exposure monitoring
- appropriate respiratory protection