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Histoplasma-contaminated soil and guano dust
Dust aerosolized from soil or material contaminated with bird or bat droppings in areas where Histoplasma is present.
aerosol
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Cannabis-processing dust
Dust generated while grinding and processing cannabis, including particulate and biologically active material measured in production areas.
dust
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Mold-contaminated building dust
Dust and bioaerosol particulate associated with damp or water-damaged buildings where mold contamination is present.
aerosol
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Moldy wood-chip dust
Organic dust from mold-contaminated wood chips, documented in an occupational respiratory illness outbreak among workers unloading chips.
dust
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Anthrax-contaminated animal-product dust
Dust or aerosols containing Bacillus anthracis spores generated from contaminated animal products or contaminated workplace materials.
aerosol
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Alpha-amylase enzyme dust
Enzyme-containing powder used in flour improvers, baking, detergents, animal feed, and other industrial processes.
dust
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Poultry dust
Complex airborne mixture from poultry housing, including feed, bedding, droppings, feathers, dander, mites, microorganisms, and endotoxins.
dustmixed
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Hexachloroethane dust
Airborne particulate from colorless crystalline hexachloroethane, a potential occupational carcinogen.
dust
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2,4-D dust
Airborne particulate from white-to-yellow crystalline 2,4-D herbicide powder.
dust
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Diuron dust
Airborne particulate from white, odorless crystalline diuron herbicide solid.
dust
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Picloram dust
Airborne particulate from colorless-to-white crystalline picloram herbicide solid.
dust
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Endosulfan dust
Airborne particulate from brown crystalline endosulfan insecticide solid or its tan waxy technical mixture.
dust
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Solid-waste bioaerosol and contaminated dust
Dust and bioaerosol particulate released during waste handling, dumping, sorting, compacting, or burning; composition varies with the waste stream and site conditions.
dustaerosolmixed
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Animal dander dust
Airborne particulate containing animal hair, fur, dander, saliva, or urine proteins, identified by NIOSH as an occupational asthma exposure.
dust
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Titanium dioxide dust
White, odorless titanium dioxide powder covered by the NIOSH Pocket Guide.
dust
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Doped bismuth telluride dust
Doped bismuth telluride particulate containing selenium sulfide, covered by the NIOSH Pocket Guide.
dust
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Cattle-feedlot organic dust
Organic dust and endotoxin-containing particulate measured in cattle feedlot work.
dust
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Maple-bark stripper dust
Organic dust containing mold spores generated during maple-bark stripping and processing.
dust
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Formula-feed mill dust
Mixed particulate generated during manufacture and handling of formula animal feeds.
dust
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Bagasse fiber dust
Particulate from bagasse, the fibrous residue of sugarcane processing.
dust
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Silage dust
Organic particulate released when handling, cutting, or disturbing silage and other stored agricultural feed materials.
dust
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Compost organic dust
Organic particulate generated while handling or disturbing leaf and wood compost.
dust
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Peanut dust
Organic dust generated during peanut inspection and handling, which may contain endotoxins and other biological material.
dust
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Respirable grain-elevator microbial dust
Respirable particulate collected in grain elevators containing bacteria, yeasts, fungi, spores, and other biological material.
dustrespirable
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