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4,4'-Methylenedianiline dust

Airborne pale-brown methylenedianiline crystalline particulate generated during handling of the combustible 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

eye irritationjaundicehepatitisheart-muscle damageheart damageliver damagespleen damagepotential occupational carcinogenicity concernbladder cancer concern

Evidence

The NIOSH Pocket Guide describes 4,4'-methylenedianiline as a pale-brown crystalline solid and identifies inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, skin, and eye contact routes; reported effects include eye irritation, jaundice, hepatitis, myocardial damage, animal heart, liver, and spleen damage, a potential occupational carcinogen notation, and animal bladder cancer.

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Exposure Limits; Physical Description; Exposure Routes; Symptoms; Target Organs; Cancer Site · 1
Physical Description Pale-brown, crystalline solid with a faint, amine-like odor. Exposure Routes inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, skin and/or eye contact. Symptoms irritation eyes; jaundice, hepatitis; myocardial damage; In Animals: heart, liver, spleen damage; [potential occupational carcinogen]. Target Organs Eyes, liver, cardiovascular system, spleen. Cancer Site [in animals: bladder cancer].

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