flour dust
Airborne grain residue
Flour dust is the fine particles of flour that become airborne during milling, baking, or handling.
It poses occupational hazards—flour dust is combustible and can cause explosions in mills and bakeries, while prolonged inhalation leads to baker's asthma, a recognized respiratory condition.
The explosion was caused by flour dust igniting in the silo.
- millGrain-crushing facility
- wheatCereal crop for flour
- whole wheatFlour using entire kernel
- bakeryShop selling fresh loaves
- particlesMinute pieces of matter
airborne · sifting · bread crumbs · fine · powder · fine particles · white · clouds · inhale · lungs · air quality · explosion · grain · settling · motes · respiratory · baking · grinding
- ___ dustsawdust, stardust
- fire hazardswildfire, gasoline, forest fire, matches, house fire
- airborne particlesparticulates, aerosol, particulate matter, fine particles, ash
- baking scrapscrumbs, bread crumbs, cookie crumbs, cake crumbs, crusts
- Fine Particlesparticulate matter, PM2.5, aerosols, soot, fly ash
- Flammablesgasoline, kerosene, propane, butane, acetone