# NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
Diesel exhaust | CAS
| RTECS
Synonyms & Trade Names Synonyms vary depending upon the specific diesel exhaust component. | DOT ID & Guide
Exposure Limits | NIOSH REL: Ca See Appendix A
OSHA PEL: none
IDLH Ca [N.D.] | Conversion
Physical Description Appearance and odor vary depending upon the specific diesel exhaust component.
Properties vary depending upon the specific component diesel exhaust component. |  |  |
Incompatibilities & Reactivities Varies
Measurement Methods NIOSH 5040
Personal Protection & Sanitation Skin: No recommendation Eyes: No recommendation Wash skin: No recommendation Remove: No recommendation Change: No recommendation | First Aid (See procedures) Breathing: Respiratory support
Respirator Recommendations NIOSH At concentrations above the NIOSH REL, or where there is no REL, at any detectable concentration: (APF = 10,000) Any self-contained breathing apparatus that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode/(APF = 10,000) Any supplied-air respirator that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode in combination with an auxiliary self-contained positive-pressure breathing apparatus Escape: (APF = 50) Any air-purifying, full-facepiece respirator (gas mask) with a chin-style, front- or back-mounted organic vapor canister having a high-efficiency particulate filter/Any appropriate escape-type, self-contained breathing apparatus
Exposure Routes inhalation, skin and/or eye contact
Symptoms Eye irritation, pulmonary function changes; [potential occupational carcinogen]
Target Organs Eyes, respiratory system Cancer Site [in animals: lung tumors]
See also: INTRODUCTION