NIOSH Pocket Guide entry: Mica (containing less than 1% quartz) 12001-26-2 VV8760000 1500 mg/m3. Physical description: Colorless, odorless flakes or sheets of hydrous silicates.
Source: CDC/NIOSH: NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards ↗Dust entry
Mica (containing less than 1% quartz) 12001-26-2 VV8760000 1500 mg/m3
Colorless, odorless flakes or sheets of hydrous silicates.
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; pneumoconiosis, cough, dysp; lass; low-wgtTarget organs: 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