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o-Dianisidine dust

Airborne o-dianisidine crystalline particulate generated during handling of the combustible dye intermediate.

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

skin irritationkidney injuryliver injurythyroid changesspleen changespotential occupational carcinogenicity concernbladder tumorsliver tumorsstomach tumorsmammary gland tumors

Evidence

The NIOSH Pocket Guide describes o-dianisidine as colorless crystals used as a dye basis and identifies inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, skin, and eye contact routes; reported effects include skin irritation, animal kidney and liver damage, thyroid and spleen changes, a potential occupational carcinogen notation, and animal tumors.

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Exposure Limits; Physical Description; Exposure Routes; Symptoms; Target Organs; Cancer Site · 1
Physical Description Colorless crystals that turn a violet color on standing. [Note: Used as a basis for many dyes.] Exposure Routes inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, skin and/or eye contact. Symptoms irritation skin; In Animals: kidney, liver damage; thyroid, spleen changes; [potential occupational carcinogen]. Target Organs Skin, kidneys, liver, thyroid, liver. Cancer Site [in animals: bladder, liver, stomach & mammary gland tumors].

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