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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
 

 

Urea-Formaldehyde
CAS# 9011-05-6

Where is it Commonly Found?

Adhesives Furniture Adhesive Resins
Foam insulation
Particleboards
Resins
Textiles (Impregnation Agents)
Thermal Insulation – Foams

ASTHMA TRIGGER AND / OR ASTHMAGEN?
Condition is False
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

Hazmap (Chemicals Associated with Occupational Asthma) Michigan State University Occupational & Environmental Medicine Table of Asthma

How is it Categorized?

Aldehydes

Divisions and Sections

Div 06 Exterior Architectural Woodwork

Div 06 Exterior Finish Carpentry

Div 06 Glued-Laminated Construction

Div 06 Interior Architectural Woodwork

Div 06 Interior Finish Carpentry

Div 06 Miscellaneous Rough Carpentry

Div 06 Rough Carpentry

Div 06 Sheathing

Div 06 Shop-Fabricated Wood Trusses

Div 06 Wood Decking

Div 06 Wood Paneling

Div 07 Fiberglass-Sandwich-Panel Assemblies

Div 07 Self-Adhering Sheet Waterproofing

Div 07 Thermal Insulation

Div 07 Water Repellents

Div 08 Flush Wood Doors

Div 08 Stile and Rail Wood Doors

Div 09 Cementitious Coatings

Div 09 Elastomeric Coatings

Div 09 Exterior Painting

Div 09 Fabric-Wrapped Panels

Div 09 Fixed Sound-Absorptive Panels

Div 09 High-Performance Coatings

Div 09 High-Temperature-Resistant Coatings

Div 09 Interior Painting

Div 09 Intumescent Painting

Div 09 Multicolor Interior Finishing

Div 09 Resinous Flooring

Div 09 Staining and Transparent Finishing

Div 09 Wood Athletic Flooring

Div 09 Wood Flooring

Div 10 Wood Lockers

Div 12 Audio-Visual Support Furniture

Div 12 Banquettes

Div 12 Classroom Furniture

Div 12 Custom Upholstered Seating

Div 12 Display Casework

Div 12 Dormitory Furniture

Div 12 Fixed Audience Seating

Div 12 Guest Room Furniture

Div 12 Healthcare Seating

Div 12 Interlocking Furniture

Div 12 Library Furniture

Div 12 Manufactured Wood Casework

Div 12 Office Furniture

Div 12 Patient Room Furniture

Div 12 Residential Casework

Div 12 Restaurant Furniture

Div 12 Systems Furniture

Div 07 Water-Drainage exterior Insulation and Finish System (EIFS)