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Soapstone dust

Airborne particulate from soapstone containing less than one percent quartz.

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

pneumoconiosiscoughbreathing difficultydigital clubbingcyanosisbasal cracklescor pulmonale

Evidence

The current NIOSH Pocket Guide sets soapstone exposure limits at 6 mg/m³ total and 3 mg/m³ respirable, describes an odorless white-gray powder, and reports pneumoconiosis with cough, breathing difficulty, digital clubbing, cyanosis, basal crackles, and cor pulmonale.

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Exposure Limits; Physical Description; Exposure Routes; Symptoms · 1
NIOSH REL TWA 6 mg/m³ (total) TWA 3 mg/m³ (resp). Physical Description Odorless, white-gray powder. Exposure Routes inhalation, skin and/or eye contact. Symptoms Pneumoconiosis: cough, dyspnea (breathing difficulty); digital clubbing; cyanosis; basal crackles, cor pulmonale.

NIOSH lists inhalation, skin, and eye contact routes for soapstone containing less than one percent quartz and reports pneumoconiosis, cough, breathing difficulty, digital clubbing, cyanosis, basal crackles, and cor pulmonale; target organs are the respiratory and cardiovascular systems.

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Symptoms and target organs · 1
Exposure Routes: inhalation, skin and/or eye contact. Symptoms: Pneumoconiosis: cough, dyspnea (breathing difficulty); digital clubbing; cyanosis; basal crackles, cor pulmonale. Target Organs: respiratory system, cardiovascular system.

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