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Uranium insoluble-compounds dust

Dust or powder from uranium metal and insoluble uranium compounds encountered in occupational settings.

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

dermatitiskidney damageblood changeslung injury concernlymphatic-system injury concernradioactive-decay exposurepotential occupational carcinogenicitylung cancer concern

Carcinogenicity

Potential occupational carcinogen — uranium insoluble compounds as U. Classification system: NIOSH Pocket Guide, group .

A classification applies only to the agent and exposure described by the cited source; it is not a personal risk estimate.

Evidence

The NIOSH Pocket Guide identifies inhalation, ingestion, skin, and eye contact routes for insoluble uranium compounds; it reports dermatitis, kidney damage, blood changes, animal lung and lymph-node damage, and potential cancer from alpha emissions and radioactive decay products, with lung cancer listed as a cancer site. It also notes that uranium powder is combustible.

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Symptoms and cancer site · 1
Exposure Routes: inhalation, ingestion, skin and/or eye contact. Symptoms: dermatitis; kidney damage; blood changes; ... Potential for cancer is a result of alpha-emitting properties & radioactive decay products (e.g., radon). [potential occupational carcinogen] ... Cancer Site: [lung cancer].

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