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Dinitrotoluene dust

Airborne dinitrotoluene crystalline particulate generated during handling of the solid or crystallized industrial chemical.

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

oxygen deprivationblue skinanemiajaundicereproductive effectsblood effectsliver injurycardiovascular effectspotential occupational carcinogenicity concernliver tumorsskin tumorskidney tumors

Evidence

The NIOSH Pocket Guide describes dinitrotoluene as an orange-yellow crystalline solid, identifies inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, skin, and eye contact routes, and reports oxygen deprivation, cyanosis, anemia, jaundice, reproductive effects, a potential occupational carcinogen notation, and animal tumors.

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Exposure Limits; Physical Description; Exposure Routes; Symptoms; Target Organs; Cancer Site · 1
Physical Description Orange-yellow crystalline solid with a characteristic odor. [Note: Often shipped molten.] Exposure Routes inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, skin and/or eye contact. Symptoms Anoxia, cyanosis; anemia, jaundice; reproductive effects; [potential occupational carcinogen]. Target Organs Blood, liver, cardiovascular system, reproductive system. Cancer Site [in animals: liver, skin & kidney tumors].

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