The NIOSH Pocket Guide describes carbofuran as an odorless white or grayish crystalline insecticide solid and identifies inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, skin, and eye contact routes; reported effects include cholinergic eye and autonomic symptoms, gastrointestinal effects, weakness, twitching, incoordination, and convulsions.
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Exposure Limits; Physical Description; Exposure Routes; Symptoms; Target Organs · 1
Exposure Limits; Physical Description; Exposure Routes; Symptoms; Target Organs · 1
Physical Description Odorless, white or grayish, crystalline solid. [insecticide] Exposure Routes inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, skin and/or eye contact. Symptoms Miosis, blurred vision; sweating, salivation, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, headache, nausea, vomiting; lassitude (weakness, exhaustion), muscle twitching, incoordination, convulsions. Target Organs central nervous system, peripheral nervous system, blood cholinesterase.