Asthmagen

Asthmagen

Asthmagen

Substance that is causally-related to the development of asthma

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

  1. [1]
    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.
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    "Occupational Asthma". www.hopkinsmedicine.org. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
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    "Occupational asthma - Symptoms and causes". Mayo Clinic. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
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    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.
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    "Occupational Asthmagens - New York State Department of Health".
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    "Occupational Asthmagens - HSE".
  7. [7]
    "List of substances that can cause occupational asthma".
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