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WARNING: POSSIBLE LINK BETWEEN
CHROMATE PIGMENTS AND LUNG CANCER
Several independent technical studies have
suggested that excessive inhalation of zinc chromate dust may
cause lung cancer. On the basis of these findings, the manufacturers
have requested that the sale of zinc chromate primer and zinc
chromate primer aerosol be restricted to commercial or professional
shop use. Professional users should be certain that workers are
not exposed to concentrations in excess of the O.S.H.A. threshold
limit value (TLV) of 0.1 milligram (as chromium) per cubic meter.
If conditions are such that this limit may be exceeded, additional
protective equipment is required. A respirator that has a NIOSH/MESA
approval TC-23C. See our catalog for respirators
that meet this requirement.
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