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Dinitro-o-cresol dust

Airborne yellow dinitro-o-cresol insecticide particulate generated during handling of the solid pesticide.

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

headachefeverweaknessprofuse sweatingexcess thirstrapid heart raterapid breathingcoughshortness of breathcomacardiovascular effectsendocrine effects

Evidence

The NIOSH Pocket Guide describes dinitro-o-cresol as a yellow insecticide solid and identifies inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, skin, and eye contact routes; reported effects include fever, weakness, sweating, thirst, cardiovascular and breathing changes, cough, shortness of breath, and coma.

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Exposure Limits; Physical Description; Exposure Routes; Symptoms; Target Organs · 1
Physical Description Yellow, odorless solid. [insecticide] Exposure Routes inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, skin and/or eye contact. Symptoms Sense of well being; headache, fever, lassitude (weakness, exhaustion), profuse sweating, excess thirst, tachycardia, hyperpnea, cough, short breath, coma. Target Organs cardiovascular system, endocrine system.

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