The WHO/NIOSH monograph discusses kenaf among plant-fiber dust exposures and reports respiratory symptoms and lung-function findings in related jute, hemp, and kenaf worker studies.
Source: CDC/NIOSH: WHO/NIOSH monograph on occupational respiratory diseases — hemp dust ↗Dust entry
Kenaf dust
Airborne particulate generated during processing of kenaf, a bast fiber used in fiber production.
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
respiratory symptomsairway irritationlung-function effectsoccupational respiratory disease risk
Evidence
Controls
- process enclosure
- local exhaust ventilation
- dust suppression
- exposure monitoring
- appropriate respiratory protection