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Manganese tetroxide dust

Airborne particulate from manganese tetroxide handling and processing.

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

weaknessinsomniamental confusionvomitingkidney damagepneumonitis

Evidence

NIOSH lists inhalation, ingestion, skin, and eye contact routes for manganese tetroxide and reports asthenia, insomnia, mental confusion, low-back pain, vomiting, malaise, lassitude, kidney damage, and pneumonitis; target organs include the respiratory system, central nervous system, blood, and kidneys.

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Symptoms and target organs · 1
Exposure Routes: inhalation, ingestion, skin and/or eye contact. Symptoms: Asthenia, insomnia, mental confusion; low-back pain; vomiting; malaise; lassitude; kidney damage; pneumonitis. Target Organs: respiratory system, central nervous system, blood, kidneys.

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