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2. Health impacts of sawdust - Wikipedia

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   Wood-dust concentrations vary with type of dust extraction, amount of wood removed, and type of sander (Thorpe and Brown 1994). [2] For electric belt sanders used to sand dowels , total dust concentrations ranged from 0.22 mg/m with external dust extraction to 3.74 mg/m without extraction, and concentrations of respirable dust ranged from 0.003 ...

3. Occupational asthma - Wikipedia

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   Sensitizer-induced occupational asthma is an immunologic form of asthma which occurs due to inhalation of specific substances (i.e., high-molecular-weight proteins from plants and animal origins, or low-molecular-weight agents that include chemicals, metals and wood dusts) and occurs after a latency period of several weeks to years.

4. Occupational dust exposure - Wikipedia

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   During the stages of wood processing, wood dust is generated.'Wood dust' is "any wood particle arising from the processing or handling of woods." [5] Sawing, routing, sanding, among other activities, form wood dust, which can then become airborne during the process of dust removal from furniture, maintenance, or equipment cleanup.

5. Why You Should Always Wash Your Christmas Tree - AOL

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   If your household is prone to severe allergies, you can use a mixture of one part bleach and 20 parts water to spray the branches and wipe down the trunk. Use gloves while handling the tree ...

6. Plicatic acid - Wikipedia

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   It is naturally found in Thuja and cypress resin, and the main irritant and contact allergen present in thuja wood; in contrast to pine, where the primary irritant is abietic acid. The highest concentrations of plicatic acid can be found in Thuja plicata (western red cedar), but Thuja occidentalis (eastern arborvitae) and Cryptomeria japonica ...

7. 46% of Americans have seasonal allergies — and 22% have ...

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   More strategies for keeping allergies under control. Brandon says that, for the more than 20% of Americans who have missed work or school because of their allergy symptoms, it may in some cases be ...