NIOSH Pocket Guide entry: Amitrole. Physical description: Colorless to white, crystalline powder. [herbicide] [Note: Odorless when pure.]
Source: CDC/NIOSH: NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards ↗Dust entry
Amitrole
Colorless to white, crystalline powder. [herbicide] [Note: Odorless when pure.]
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
Irrit eyes, skin; dysp, musc spasms, ataxia, anor, salv, incr body Skin: Water wash immedTarget organs: Eyes, skin, thyroid [in animals: liver, thyroid & pituitary gland tumors] Swallow: Medical attention immed
Evidence
Controls
- follow the applicable NIOSH REL and OSHA PEL
- use exposure monitoring
- use engineering and work-practice controls
- use appropriate respiratory protection