NIOSH Pocket Guide entry: ANTU. Physical description: White crystalline or gray, odorless powder. [rodenticide] Chemical & Physical Personal Protection/Sanitation Respirator Recommendations Properties: (see Table 2): (see Tables 3 and 4): MW: 202.3 Skin: N.R. NIOSH/OSHA BP: Decomposes Eyes: N.R. 3 mg/m3: CcrOv95/Sa Sol: 0.06% Wash skin: N.R. 7.5 mg/m3: Sa:Cf/PaprOvHie Fl.P: NA Remove: N.R. 15 mg/m3: CcrFOv100/G
Source: CDC/NIOSH: NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards ↗Dust entry
ANTU
White crystalline or gray, odorless powder. [rodenticide] Chemical & Physical Personal Protection/Sanitation Respirator Recommendations Properties: (see Table 2): (see Tables 3 and 4): MW: 202.3 Skin: N.R. NIOSH/OSHA BP: Decomposes Eyes: N.R. 3 mg/m3: CcrOv95/Sa Sol: 0.06% Wash skin: N.R. 7.5 mg/m3: Sa:Cf/PaprOvHie Fl.P: NA Remove: N.R. 15 mg/m3: CcrFOv100/G
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
After ingestion of large doses: vomit, dysp, cyan, coarse pulm Skin: Soap wash promptTarget organs: Resp sys, blood, liver 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