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mineral · biological · agricultural
Airborne pollen and plant-allergen particulate encountered in animal-health, agricultural, and other plant-handling work; included here as airborne particulate rather than mineral dust.
metal · mineral
Dust from vermiculite not known or presumed to contain asbestos contamination; NIOSH distinguishes it from asbestos-contaminated Libby vermiculite.
food · mineral · organic
Mineral dust generated during wollastonite mining, milling, fiber processing, and bagging.
mineral · organic
Airborne fibers and particulate released during mineral-wool production, installation, and use.
mineral
Clay-mineral particulate generated during bentonite handling in foundry and industrial processes.
mineral · organic
Airborne fibers and dust generated during manufacture, handling, installation, removal, or machining of refractory ceramic fiber insulation.
mineral
Dust from magnesite, a magnesium-carbonate mineral encountered in mining and processing.
mineral
Illicit fentanyl encountered as powder in healthcare, emergency-response, or law-enforcement contexts; NIOSH describes inhalation and other exposure routes and emphasizes that occupational exposure data and limits are not established.
mineral
Respirable crystalline silica dust generated during hydraulic-fracturing operations involving silica sand.
metal · mineral
Respirable crystalline silica dust generated when silica-containing abrasive media are used in blasting operations.
metal · mineral · biological
Respirable silica dust generated while chipping and grinding castings made from sand molds.
mineral
Respirable dust generated by mixing, handling, sanding, and firing clay and glaze materials in ceramics and visual-arts studios; composition varies by product and may include crystalline silica.
metal · mineral · organic
Respirable crystalline-silica dust generated when cutting fiber-cement siding with power saws.
metal · mineral
Dust generated while grinding, drilling, milling, slotting, and grooving sintered-metal parts.
metal · mineral
Respirable dust and crystalline silica released while sawing, crushing, and pulverizing concrete samples for infrastructure corrosion testing.
metal · mineral · synthetic-polymer
Dust from a silica-containing parting compound used during rubber inner-tube vulcanization and mold removal.
metal · mineral
Metal-containing dust generated by grinding and sandblasting high-temperature alloy components for gas-turbine applications.
metal · mineral
Dust encountered in cement manufacturing, including free silica and iron-oxide dust documented in a NIOSH workplace evaluation.
mineral
Dust generated while mixing clays and glazes in ceramic manufacturing.
mineral
Respirable dust, including potential crystalline silica, encountered during asphalt-mix production and road-paving operations.
metal · mineral
Kaolin or china-clay dust, an aluminum silicate mineral dust associated in NIOSH evidence with pneumoconiosis and pulmonary-function impairment in exposed workers.
metal · mineral
Attapulgite clay dust encountered in occupational mining and processing environments.
mineral
Perlite mineral dust generated during perlite processing and milling.
mineral
Gypsum dust generated during gypsum-wallboard production and finishing operations.