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4,4'-Methylenebis(2-chloroaniline) dust

Airborne tan pellet or flake particulate from 4,4'-methylenebis(2-chloroaniline), an aromatic amine solid.

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

blood in urineblue skinnauseamethemoglobinemiakidney irritationliver effectsblood effectskidney effectspotential occupational carcinogenicity concernliver tumorslung tumorsbladder tumors

Evidence

The NIOSH Pocket Guide describes 4,4'-methylenebis(2-chloroaniline) as tan pellets or flakes and identifies inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, skin, and eye contact routes; reported effects include hematuria, cyanosis, nausea, methemoglobinemia, kidney irritation, a potential occupational carcinogen notation, and animal liver, lung, and bladder tumors.

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Exposure Limits; Physical Description; Exposure Routes; Symptoms; Target Organs; Cancer Site · 1
Physical Description Tan-colored pellets or flakes with a faint, amine-like odor. Exposure Routes inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, skin and/or eye contact. Symptoms hematuria (blood in the urine), cyanosis, nausea, methemoglobinemia, kidney irritation; [potential occupational carcinogen]. Target Organs Liver, blood, kidneys. Cancer Site [in animals: liver, lung & bladder tumors].

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