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p-Nitrochlorobenzene dust

Airborne yellow p-nitrochlorobenzene crystalline particulate generated during handling of the solid chemical.

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

oxygen deprivationunpleasant tasteanemiamethemoglobinemiablood in urinespleen changeskidney changesbone marrow changesreproductive effectspotential occupational carcinogenicity concernblood effectsliver injurycardiovascular effectsvascular tumorsliver tumors

Evidence

The NIOSH Pocket Guide describes p-nitrochlorobenzene as a yellow crystalline solid and identifies inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, skin, and eye contact routes; reported effects include methemoglobinemia, anemia, animal blood-in-urine and organ changes, reproductive effects, a potential occupational carcinogen notation, and animal vascular and liver tumors.

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Exposure Limits; Physical Description; Exposure Routes; Symptoms; Target Organs; Cancer Site · 1
Physical Description Yellow, crystalline solid with a sweet odor. Exposure Routes inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, skin and/or eye contact. Symptoms Anoxia; unpleasant taste; anemia; methemoglobinemia; In Animals: hematuria (blood in the urine); spleen, kidney, bone marrow changes; reproductive effects; [potential occupational carcinogen]. Target Organs Blood, liver, kidneys, cardiovascular system, spleen, bone marrow, reproductive system. Cancer Site [in animals: vascular & liver tumors].

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