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Asthma Triggers and Asthmagens

    (2-Aminoethyl)ethanolamine
1,1'-Azobis(formamide)
1,1'-Methylenebis(4-Isocyanatobenzene)
Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP)
    Chlorine
Chromium Compunds
Colophony (or Rosin)
Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP)
    Di-n-hexylphthalate (DNHP)
Di-n-octyl phthalate (DNOP)
Di-n-pentyl phthalate (DNPP)
Dibutyl phthalate (DBP)
    Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP)
Diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP)
Diisoheptyl phthalate
Diisononyl phthalate (DINP)
    Epoxy
Ethanolamine (2-Aminoethanol)
Ethylenediamine
Formaldehyde
    Glutaraldehyde
Hard metals
Hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI)
Isocyanates
    Isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI)
Maleic anhydride
Methacrylates
Methyl 2-cyanoacrylate
    Methyl methacrylate
Methyltetrahydrophthalic anhydride
N,N-Dimethylethanolamine
Plastic dust
    Polyvinyl chloride [PVC]
Styrene
Toluene
Toluene diisocyanate (TDI)
    Triethylenetetramine
Urea-Formaldehyde
Wood dust
 

 

Isocyanates
CAS# 1125

Where is it Commonly Found?

Aerosol paint concentrates (spray: enamels, laquers, finishes, epoxy, paint, primer, flame proof coating, varnish)
Adhesive films
Alkyd primer
Alkyd semi-gloss paint
Carpet Adhesive Solvents
General performance sealants
Glazing
Gravure inks (furniture laminates, paneling, food packaging, wall paper, magazines, and greeting cards)
Leather/Suede dressings and finishes
Lacquers
Loose fiber (blowing and pouring)/fireproofing
Paint (hydrocarbon solvents)
Paint and varnish removers
Particleboard
Preserved wood
Polyurethane glue
Polyurethane liquid plastic
Polyvinyl acetate (latex type) adhesive
Putty
Resin and Rubber Adhesive
Sealants
Sheet vinyl flooring
Solvent thinned exterior stains
Solvent thinned exterior undercoaters
Solvent thinned interior clear finishes
Solvent thinned interior stains
Styrene-butadiene rubber sealant
Synthetic resin and rubber adhesives (general purpose adhesive and contact cement)
Tufted carpets and rugs
Urethane adhesives
Vinyl coated wallpaper
Wood furniture
Wood Stains and Varnishes

ASTHMA TRIGGER AND / OR ASTHMAGEN?
Condition is True
Asthma Trigger
Condition is True
Asthmagen

*We are following the European Union principles on asthma where the focus is on evidence that a substance has the ability to cause asthma, rather than on the existence of a specific underlying mechanism.

Sources

Asmanet -The Table of Agents and Substances that cause Occupational Asthma European Union Health and Safety Executive Hazmap (Chemicals Associated with Occupational Asthma) Michigan State University Occupational & Environmental Medicine Table of Asthma New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services – Industries and Asthmagens New York State Department of Health – Occupational Asthmagens The Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE) Link 1 The Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE) Link 2