Dust entry

Endosulfan dust

Airborne particulate from brown crystalline endosulfan insecticide solid or its tan waxy technical mixture.

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

skin irritationnauseaconfusionagitationflushingdry mouthtremorconvulsionsheadacheanimal kidney injuryanimal liver injurydecreased testis weightskin effectscentral-nervous-system effectsliver effectskidney effectsreproductive-system effects

Evidence

The NIOSH Pocket Guide describes endosulfan as brown crystals and identifies inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, skin, and eye contact routes; reported effects include skin irritation, gastrointestinal and neurologic symptoms, convulsions, and animal kidney and liver injury and decreased testis weight.

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Physical Description; Exposure Routes; Symptoms; Target Organs · 1

Physical Description Brown crystals with a slight, sulfur dioxide odor. Exposure Routes inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, skin and/or eye contact. Symptoms irritation skin; nausea, confusion, agitation, flushing, dry mouth, tremor, convulsions, headache; In Animals: kidney, liver injury; decreased testis weight. Target Organs Skin, central nervous system, liver, kidneys, reproductive system.

Controls

enclose insecticide solid handling
local exhaust ventilation
exposure monitoring
prevent skin absorption and contact
use appropriate particulate respiratory protection
prevent contaminated-surface and take-home exposure