An asthmagen is a substance that can cause asthma in exposed people. [1] Workplace asthmagens induce what iscalled occupational asthma. [2] [3] A 2016 study of occupational asthmagens in Australia identified 277 in 27 groups, including ammonia, latex, pesticides and wood dust. [4]
Common asthmagens
Some of the more common asthmagens include: solder fumes, welding fumes, hard metal dust/fumes (eg cobalt), metal-working fluids, oil mists, wood dusts (both hard and soft), isocyanates (e.g, footwear and textiles, printing, cellular plastics, rubber and spraying isocyanate paint in MVR), formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, anhydrides ( epoxy resins, printing inks, plastic/rubber), azodicarbonamide (plastics and rubber), latex, glues, dyes, laboratory animals, molds, cleaning materials, flour and grain dusts and other agriculture dusts. [5] [6] [7]
See also
References
- ^ Currie, G. P.; Ayres, J. G. (2005). "Occupational asthmagens". Primary Care Respiratory Journal: Journal of the General Practice Airways Group. 14 (2): 73–74. doi: 10.1016/j.pcrj.2004.11.001. ISSN 1471-4418. PMC 6743554. PMID 16701701.
- ^ "Occupational Asthma". www.hopkinsmedicine.org. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ^ "Occupational asthma - Symptoms and causes". Mayo Clinic. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ^ Crewe, J.; Carey, R.; Glass, D.; Peters, S.; Abramson, M. J.; Benke, G.; Reid, A.; Driscoll, T.; Fritschi, L. (2016). "A comprehensive list of asthmagens to inform health interventions in the Australian workplace". Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 40 (2): 172. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12479. hdl: 1874/348947. ISSN 1753-6405. PMID 26558880. S2CID 206943403.
- ^ "Occupational Asthmagens - New York State Department of Health".
- ^ "Occupational Asthmagens - HSE".
- ^ "List of substances that can cause occupational asthma".
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