Problem
Iron dust
Nature:
Iron dust is created in the process of mining iron ore, smelting iron and steel and processing iron and steel products, such as grinding or polishing. Iron dust if inhaled in sufficient quantities can cause pneumoconiosis of a special kind called siderosis. Finely divided freshly reduced iron powder is pyrophoric and ignites on exposure to the air at normal temperatures.
Broader Problems:
Environmental hazards from metals Aggravates:
Siderosis Subject(s):
Fundamental Sciences → Metallic elements and alloysGeology → Soil
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
20.09.2019 – 16:52 CEST