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Calcium sulfate dust

Airborne particulate from calcium sulfate 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 irritationupper respiratory irritationconjunctivitisrhinitisnosebleed

Evidence

The current NIOSH Pocket Guide sets calcium sulfate exposure limits at 10 mg/m³ total and 5 mg/m³ respirable, describes an odorless white powder or colorless crystalline solid, and reports eye, skin, and upper-respiratory irritation, conjunctivitis, rhinitis, and nosebleed.

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Exposure Limits; Physical Description; Exposure Routes; Symptoms · 1
NIOSH REL TWA 10 mg/m³ (total) TWA 5 mg/m³ (resp). Physical Description Odorless, white powder or colorless, crystalline solid. Exposure Routes inhalation, skin and/or eye contact. Symptoms irritation eyes, skin, upper respiratory system; conjunctivitis; rhinitis, epistaxis (nosebleed).

NIOSH lists inhalation, skin, and eye contact routes for calcium sulfate and reports eye, skin, and upper-respiratory irritation, conjunctivitis, rhinitis, and nosebleed; target organs are eyes, skin, and respiratory system.

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Symptoms and target organs · 1
Exposure Routes: inhalation, skin and/or eye contact. Symptoms: irritation eyes, skin, upper respiratory system; conjunctivitis; rhinitis, epistaxis (nosebleed). Target Organs: Eyes, skin, respiratory system.

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