NIOSH Pocket Guide entry: Calcium sulfate CaSO4 7778-18-9 WS6920000 N.D.. Physical description: Odorless, white powder or colorless, crystalline solid. [Note: May have blue, gray, or reddish tinge.]
Source: CDC/NIOSH: NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards ↗Dust entry
Calcium sulfate CaSO4 7778-18-9 WS6920000 N.D.
Odorless, white powder or colorless, crystalline solid. [Note: May have blue, gray, or reddish tinge.]
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, upper resp sys; conj; rhinitis, epis Skin: Soap washTarget organs: Eyes, skin, resp sys Breath: Fresh air
Evidence
Controls
- follow the applicable NIOSH REL and OSHA PEL
- use exposure monitoring
- use engineering and work-practice controls
- use appropriate respiratory protection