IARC lists silicon carbide whiskers in Group 2A in Volume 111 (2017).
Source: IARC: Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs, Volumes 1–123 ↗Dust entry
Silicon carbide whiskers
Whisker-shaped silicon carbide fibers listed separately from fibrous silicon carbide 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
fiber exposure hazard
Carcinogenicity
Probably carcinogenic to humans — silicon carbide whiskers. Classification system: IARC, group 2A.
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