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Yellow phosphorus dust

Airborne particulate from yellow phosphorus during occupational handling and processing.

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

eye irritationrespiratory irritationeye burnsskin burnsabdominal painnauseajaundiceanemiacachexiadental painjaw painswelling

Evidence

NIOSH lists inhalation, ingestion, skin, and eye contact routes for yellow phosphorus and reports eye and respiratory irritation, eye and skin burns, gastrointestinal and liver-related symptoms, anemia, cachexia, and dental and jaw effects; target organs include eyes, skin, respiratory system, liver, kidneys, jaw, teeth, and blood.

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Symptoms and target organs · 1
Exposure Routes: inhalation, ingestion, skin and/or eye contact. Symptoms: irritation eyes, resp tract; eye, skin burns; abdominal pain, nausea, jaundice; anemia; cachexia; dental pain, salivation, jaw pain, swelling. Target Organs: Eyes, skin, respiratory system, liver, kidneys, jaw, teeth, blood.

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