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Agent Name Aluminum, pyro powders/welding fumes
Formula Varies
Major Category Metals
Synonyms Synonyms vary depending upon the specific aluminum compound.
Category Metals, Inorganic Compounds
Description Appearance and odor vary depending upon the specific aluminum compound.
Exposure Assessment
Skin Designation (ACGIH) No
Explanatory Notes The Guide from the Emergency Response Guidebook is for "powder, pyrophoric." TLV withdrawn; See "Aluminum metal and insoluble compounds." [ACGIH]
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