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Div 12 Furnishings

    1,1'-Azobis(formamide)
1,1'-Methylenebis(4-Isocyanatobenzene)
Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP)
Chlorine
    Chromium Compunds
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)
Ethanolamine (2-Aminoethanol)
Ethylenediamine
    Formaldehyde
Glutaraldehyde
Hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI)
Isocyanates
    Plastic dust
Polyvinyl chloride [PVC]
Styrene
Toluene
    Triethylenetetramine
Urea-Formaldehyde
Wood dust
 

 

Ethanolamine (2-Aminoethanol)
CAS# 141-43-5

Where is it Commonly Found?

Adhesives
Epoxy adhesive (for resilient flooring)
Paints (Hydrocarbon solvents)
Paint and varnish remover
Preserved wood
Stripping agent
Stripper for tile
Wood furniture
Wood surfaces

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 Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC) 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