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Tobacco dust

Organic dust generated during tobacco processing and handling.

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

wheezingchest tightnessacute decrease in ventilatory capacityrespiratory symptoms

Evidence

A NIOSH-indexed study of 318 nonsmoking workers reported tobacco-dust concentrations of 0.9–27.5 mg/m3, significantly higher chest tightness and wheezing, and acute decreases in ventilatory capacity during the work shift.

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The mean total tobacco dust concentrations range from 0.9 to 27.5 milligrams per cubic meter; the respirable fraction, from 0.3 to 3.6 ... chest tightness and wheezing are significantly higher ... significant acute decreases in ventilatory capacity during the work shift are recorded. No dose-response relationship is found.

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