NIOSH Pocket Guide entry: Cotton dust (raw) GN2275000 100 mg/m3. Physical description: Colorless, odorless solid.
Source: CDC/NIOSH: NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards ↗Dust entry
Cotton dust (raw) GN2275000 100 mg/m3
Colorless, odorless 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
Byssinosis: chest tight, cough, wheez, dysp; decr FEV; bron;Target organs: CVS, resp sys
Evidence
Controls
- follow the applicable NIOSH REL and OSHA PEL
- use exposure monitoring
- use engineering and work-practice controls
- use appropriate respiratory protection