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mineral · agricultural
Airborne mineral particulate generated by sand and dust storms and transported through the atmosphere, including dust from deserts, agricultural land, and other bare soils.
unknown
Respirable coal mine dust generated during coal extraction, transport, and processing.
unknown
Airborne particulate from diphenylamine, a crystalline solid used in occupational applications.
metal · mineral
Airborne particulate from natural graphite mining, milling, and handling.
mineral
Airborne particulate from kaolin or china-clay handling and processing.
mineral
Airborne particulate from gypsum handling and processing.
metal · mineral
Airborne particulate from limestone handling, cutting, and processing.
mineral
Airborne particulate from calcium sulfate handling and processing.
mineral
Airborne particulate from calcium silicate handling and processing.
metal · mineral
Crystalline-silica-containing dust generated during rock drilling for construction and site preparation.
metal · mineral
Respirable crystalline silica dust generated by drilling, cutting, crushing, screening, and moving quarry materials.
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
Dust from magnesite, a magnesium-carbonate mineral encountered in mining and processing.
metal
Illicit methamphetamine encountered as powder during forensic laboratory handling and analysis.
metal · mineral
Respirable crystalline silica dust generated when silica-containing abrasive media are used in blasting operations.
biological · agricultural
Dust generated while feeding and pressing melamine-based molding powder into tablets for thermoset cookware production.
metal · mineral
Metal-containing dust generated by grinding and sandblasting high-temperature alloy components for gas-turbine applications.
metal
Coal and graphite-containing dust generated in coke-oven, coke-plant, and blast-furnace 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.