Dust entry

Elongate mineral particles

Airborne elongated mineral particles encountered in mining environments; the NIOSH source identifies them as a respiratory hazard category alongside diesel particulate matter and toxic gases.

Airborne form

fiber

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

respiratory hazardairway inflammation concernlung-function decline concerncancer hazard concern

Evidence

NIOSH identifies elongate mineral particles as harmful airborne substances to which workers in mining facilities may be exposed and lists asthma symptoms, eye and nose irritation, inflammatory airway changes, lung-function decline, and cancers among potential health effects in this respiratory-hazard context.

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Health outcomes · 1

The substances other than coal dust and silica are: Diesel particulate matter; Elongate mineral particles; Toxic gases. Potential health effects include: Symptoms of asthma; Eye and nose irritation; Inflammatory changes in airways; Lung function decline; Cancers.

Controls

enclosure
local exhaust ventilation
exposure monitoring
appropriate respiratory protection