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4-Dimethylaminoazobenzene dust

Airborne particulate from yellow, leaf-shaped 4-dimethylaminoazobenzene crystals, a combustible solid and potential occupational carcinogen.

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

enlarged liverliver disturbancekidney disturbancecontact dermatitiscoughwheezingbreathing difficultybloody sputumbronchial secretionsfrequent urinationblood in urinepainful urinationpotential occupational carcinogenicity concernliver tumorsbladder tumors

Evidence

The NIOSH Pocket Guide describes 4-dimethylaminoazobenzene as yellow, leaf-shaped crystals and identifies inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, skin, and eye contact routes; reported effects include liver and kidney disturbance, contact dermatitis, respiratory symptoms, urinary symptoms, a potential occupational carcinogen notation, and animal liver and bladder tumors.

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Exposure Limits; Physical Description; Exposure Routes; Symptoms; Target Organs; Cancer Site · 1
Physical Description Yellow, leaf-shaped crystals. Exposure Routes inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, skin and/or eye contact. Symptoms Enlarged liver; liver, kidney disturbance; contact dermatitis; cough, wheezing, dyspnea (breathing difficulty); bloody sputum; bronchial secretions; frequent urination, hematuria (blood in the urine), dysuria; [potential occupational carcinogen]. Target Organs Skin, respiratory system, liver, kidneys, bladder. Cancer Site [in animals: liver & bladder tumors].

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