I work with talcom powder .Is this,or can this be dangerous?

Question

Yes, i work around talcom powder alot.It is in the air,on the machines i work with,and on my clothes at the beginning of every two hour break .Therefore i KNOW i have to be breathing it in my lungs and airways..What i'd like to know is, can this cause health problems?Short term or Long term?permanent?I have had a terrible upper respitory tract infection for the past couple of weeks and i'm tired of being sick....Can anyone help with this perdicament?If you have any LEGAL answers,this might help as well..Thnks so much....Tim

Answer 1

From the web. I have found there are many dangers to use
talcum powder. They even tell you not to let your baby get it
on their hands.Because,everything goes into their mouths. And you should be wearing a very good mask. See your
health provider, SOON. See a Lawyer also. GOOD HEALTH TO YOU.

Answer 2

Dangerous Powder...
Would you believe it is Talc?
An article in the March 17, 1997 issue of U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT magazine begins its article called PROBLEM POWDER by warning that according to a study "A possible tie between talcum powder and ovarian cancer, long suspected because of talc's chemical similarity to asbestos....."exists.

The study which was published in the American Journal of Epidemiology found that "women who used talcum powder in the genital area had an increased ovarian cancer risk of 60%; woman who used feminine deodorant sprays had a 90% increased risk.

Although not addressed, there are many ways in which talcum powder is used. It is used in condoms, balloons, surgical gloves to keep the latex from sticking together.

It is found on many panty liners and feminine napkins. It may even be found in your facial tissue.

I had read a long time ago how those who worked in the balloon factories where trying to get benefits for a type of white lung (not to be mistaken with baker's lung).

Many of the factory workers, most who were non smokers, would develop asthma, emphysema and lung disease.

What is the most scary, I believe is many a mother powders her baby's butt with this questionable absorbent. A possible substitue for baby's bottom is corn starch or noni cream. But even with corn starch care should be given that it not be inhaled.

Answer 3

YES! It is warned to the mothers not to use it on babies during diaper changings and after baths anymore because it can cause "white lung" so therefore I would say that longer term exposure could be even more hazerdous!
I would look up pulmonary fibrosis... this is what "white lung" would be classified under...