NIOSH Pocket Guide entry: Cadmium fume (as Cd) CdO/Cd 1306-19-0 (CdO) EV1930000 (CdO) Ca [9 mg/m3 (as Cd)]. Physical description: Odorless, yellow-brown, finely divided particulate dispersed in air. [Note: See listing for Cadmium dust for properties of Cd.]
Source: CDC/NIOSH: NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards ↗Dust entry
Cadmium fume (as Cd) CdO/Cd 1306-19-0 (CdO) EV1930000 (CdO) Ca [9 mg/m3 (as Cd)]
Odorless, yellow-brown, finely divided particulate dispersed in air. [Note: See listing for Cadmium dust for properties of Cd.]
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
Pulm edema, dysp, cough, chest tight, subs pain; head; chills, muscTarget organs: Resp sys, kidneys, blood [prostatic & lung cancer]
Evidence
Controls
- follow the applicable NIOSH REL and OSHA PEL
- use exposure monitoring
- use engineering and work-practice controls
- use appropriate respiratory protection