IARC lists para-aramid fibrils in Group 3 in Volume 68 (1997).
Source: IARC: Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs, Volumes 1–123 ↗Dust entry
Para-aramid fibrils
Fine fibrils from para-aramid materials listed in the IARC classification table.
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
occupational exposure hazard
Carcinogenicity
Not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans — para-aramid fibrils. Classification system: IARC, group 3.
A classification applies only to the agent and exposure described by the cited source; it is not a personal risk estimate.
Evidence
Controls
- enclosure
- local exhaust ventilation
- dust control
- appropriate respiratory protection