The NIOSH Pocket Guide identifies inhalation, ingestion, skin, and eye routes for soluble uranium compounds and reports eye effects, breathing difficulty, cough, chest rales, gastrointestinal symptoms, skin burns, kidney and blood effects, and potential occupational carcinogenicity associated with alpha emissions and radioactive decay products.
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Exposure Limits; Exposure Routes; Symptoms; Target Organs · 1
Exposure Limits; Exposure Routes; Symptoms; Target Organs · 1
Exposure Routes inhalation, ingestion, skin and/or eye contact. Symptoms lacrimation (discharge of tears), conjunctivitis; short breath, cough, chest rales; nausea, vomiting; skin burns; red blood cell, casts in urine; proteinuria; high blood urea nitrogen; Potential for cancer is a result of alpha-emitting properties & radioactive decay products (e.g., radon). [potential occupational carcinogen]. Target Organs respiratory system, blood, liver, kidneys, lymphatic system, skin, bone marrow.