Causative Agents

This page lists some agents that cause occupational asthma and what is known about them, including links to references and prevalence in Oasys records. Please read Occupational Asthma: Finding the Cause for more information on working out what is causing the occupational asthma in an individual.

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• All Agents
  • Conglomerates
    • Adhesives
    • Cleaning agents
      • Acids
      • Alkaline agents
      • Complexing agents (water softeners)
      • Corrosion inhibitors
      • Detergents (surfactants)
      • Disinfectants
        • Chlorhexidine
      • Film Formers / Polishers
      • Perfumes
      • Preservatives
        • Benzalkonium Chloride
        • Formaldehyde
      • Solvents
    • Diesel Exhaust
    • epoxy resins
    • Fibreglass
    • Metal Working Fluid
    • powder coat
  • High Molecular Weight Agents
    • Enzymes
      • amylase
    • Fauna
      • Amblyseius californicus
      • Amblyseius cucumeris
      • Birds
        • Chickens
      • Fish
        • Shellfish
      • Laboratory Animals
        • Rats
      • Mites
      • Mouse
      • Octopus
      • pigs
      • rabbits
    • Flora
      • Achillea millefolium (Yarrow)
      • Aescin
      • Agave Lechuguilla
      • Carthamus tinctorious (Safflower)
      • cassava
      • Castor bean
      • Cereal Grains
        • Flour
      • Coffee
      • Copperleaf (Acalypha Wilkesiana)
      • Ginseng
      • Ivy (Hedera helix)
      • Linum usitatissimum (Linseed oilcake)
      • Marigold (Tagetes Erecta)
      • Matricaria chamomilla (Chamomile tea dust)
      • mushroom spores
      • Nutmeg
      • Pollens
        • grass
        • Tree Pollen
      • Prunus dulcis (almond shells)
      • Sanyak (Dioscorea batatas)
      • Wood Dust
        • African Cedar
        • Beech Wood Dust
        • Chengal Wood Dust
        • Iroko Wood Dust
        • Mahogany Dust
        • MDF (Medium Density Fibreboard)
        • Medium Density Fibreboard (MDF)
        • pine wood dust
        • Walnut Wood Dust
        • Western Red Cedar Dust
    • Ispaghula
    • Latex
    • Microbiologically Contaminated Aerosols
  • Low Molecular Weight Agents
    • Acrylics and Acrylates
      • Acrylic Paints
      • Cyanoacrylates
      • Methyl Methacrylate
    • Ammonium Chloride
    • Anaesthetic Agents
    • Biocides
      • Glutaraldehyde
    • Chloramines
      • Nitrogen Trichloride
    • Colistin
    • Colophony (Solder)
    • Erythromycin
    • Eugenol
    • Hydroxylamine
    • Isocyanates
      • Hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI)
    • Metals
      • Aluminium potroom
      • Chrome Fumes
      • Cobalt
      • Nickel Fumes
      • Platinum
      • Platinum salts
      • Titanium Fumes
      • Welding Fume
      • Zinc Fumes
    • Mitoxantrone
    • perchlorethylene
    • Persulphates
    • Plastics
      • Polypropylene
    • Sodium Alendronate
    • Soldering fluxes
      • Non-Colophony Solder
        • Acid soldering flux
        • Adipic Acid
        • Dodecanedioic Acid
    • TBTU
    • Triglycidyl Isocyanurate
    • Vancomycin
    • Vitamins
      • Thiamine
  • Not yet a recognised cause of occupational asthma
    • Acetone
    • ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL
    • Plaster of Paris
    • Silica
    • Titanium Fumes
  • Unclassified
    • Chlorine
    • Lime Dust
    • Not a cause of occupational asthma
    • Photocopier Toner
    • Resin
    • Unknown
    • warehouse dust

1.1.1.2-tetrafluoroethane
2', 2" - nitrilotriethanol
4,7,10 Trioxatridecane-1-13 Diamine Toluene
56 series inks
ABS
Acetal
Acetal homopolymer
acetaldehyde
ad-blue
adeziv
agac polenleri
air conditoning
ALC
alcohol
aldehyde
Alternaria
aluminium chloride
amaranth
amide
amines
ammonia
apersol
Apha Amylase
Artemesia
aspergillus
AZODICARBONAMIDE
BAKING POWDER
bakkersmeel
battery acid
Beans
beta carotene
biogas
bitumen
Book dust
boric acid
Boya
brazing rods
Bromamine
building dust
Burnt timber and insulation
Butadiene
Calcium carbonate
Cam
Çam
Candusul (Paint)
cannabis
Carbon
carbon black
cardboard dust
carmine
carne de frango
Catalyst 15 Clear
Catalyst 15 LV 3 kg
Cement
cetones
chemical dye
Chemlok 459x
CHILIPEPPER
chlorophil
chlorophyl
Cigarette smoke (passive)
Cladosporium
Coal Dust
Colourant
Compost spores
Compusi fluorurati
Conathane
corn flour
cortiça
Crystal Coat TC-3000
Curing Agent
ddf
denatonium
desogen
Detonator material
Diathermy smoke
dichloromethane
difluoromethane
dióxido de nitrogênio (cozimento)
Dog
Dog dander
dogs
Dr. Manjusha S
Dried sewage
dry cleaning hemicals
DTGDA
dust mite
Dyes
E805
ECOMATE
Egg
egg yolk
eggs
Elecsol FD (acetone & Propan-2-ol
Encapsulations
Endoclean
Endosept
EPDM
Epoxydiques
estroncio
ethanolamine
Ethylanthraquinone
Ethylene diamine
Ethylene Oxide
ethylenediamine
Fabric dust
Färbemittel
Ferrovanadium
fiber cotton wool
Flavourings
flushing agent
fluxclene
foxes
Fuchs Ecocool
fum v
FUMAÇA
FUMAÇA DE FRITURAS
Fumes
Fungal alpha amylase
fungamyl
Fungi
fungicide
Furanes
GARLIC
glazes
gloss polycat catalyst 56-91
Grangel
grape skin
Grass polens
Griding Dust
ground dust
gterhy
guar gum
Gun powder
gurgen
Gürgen
Hardwood
HCL
Heat
heat sealed plastic
heated polyethylene
heated polyethylene fumes
hexane
hfgjn
hipoclorito
HOPS
Household waste dust
Hydroxyquinone
I.P.A
idigbo
IGE
inhalants
Intergard 345 Part B
irritant
Jahu
JAVEL
JB319A accelerator
Kanasuled
Kayin
Kaynak gazlari
Kaynak partikülleri
kemikaalideta monteerimine
LAA
LAMINATING
Lawesson reagent
leather tanning
leishmans stain
Lejearbejde
Lime
line marking paint
Lion Urine
lipase
liquid-K
Lubricants
M.P.10
Mabu
Mannitol
Marijuarna
Mäuse
MCA
meal
Methanol
Meths ?
methyl-2-pyrrolidone
methylaniline
methylene bismorpholine
Methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI)
milho
milton
mixed areoallergens
mixed moulds
modroc
mold
monteerimine
monteerimine ja jootmine
morphine
Mould
moulds
Mucegaiuri
NAIL DUST
nail paint
NaoH
neutralizzanti per permanente e stiranti
neutralizzanti per permanenti e stiranti
Neutrascope
NH3
ninhydrin
N-METHYL PYROLIDONE
No Nicotin
none
Nylon
nylon 6
officeair con
Opiates
Opioid
Opioids ingredients
Optical 2010 powder
organic dust
organophosphate
ossidanti per tinture con alti livelli di oli
ossidanti per tinture con alti livellli di oli
ossidanti per tinture e per decoloranti
Other Chemicals
Others
Oxilube
Oxyacetyline fumes from paint stripping
Paint
Paint fume
papa
Paper
Paper dust
paprica
parafina
pene/puf de gasca
pentafluoroethane
petrol engine exhaust fume
pheno
phenol
phenol-formaldehyde
Plain Flour (1016) IgE
plaster dust
Plastersupport bandages
Plastic
POEIRA
polveri decoloranti
polveri e paste decoloranti
Polyaminoamide
Polyester
polyethylene heated
polysiloxane
polysiloxanes
polystyrene
PORAPHENYLENE DIAMINE
potatoe starch
POUSSIERES COTON
pressimine
Previous H2SO4 expo ?
printing ink
PTFE
PVA
pvc dust
Quick Strip
Rapeseed
RECINE
refuse transfer (aspergillus fumigatus)
reprographics
rhye
rice
rice flour
rubbish
sais de boro
SAND
Sapele
Sealant
sebacic acid
sekusept multi enzyme p
SEKUSPET MULTI ENZYME P
Silcone/MDMA
SILICA, SOLVENTS
silicon polish (RS569 - 470)
SILICONE
Silver Paint
Skimmelsvamp
smoke
SO2
Spices
stainless steel
steris
Substance 1
Sugars
sulphur dust
Svinestald
Tall oil fatty acid
Tego 2000
TERTIARY AMINE CATALYST
tetramine
theramine
Therminol D-12 which contains hydrocarbons, C11 to C12, isoalkanes, less than 2% aromatics.
tinture ad ossidazione con alti livelli di oli
tinture ad ossidazione con ammoniaca
tinture ad ossidazione senza ammoniaca
tinture ad ossidazione senza ammoniaca con alti livelli di oli
tosooli, diiselkütuse ja õli aurud ja mootorite suits
TOXIC CHEMICALS
TPN
TRAFFAID
tri-di calciunm silicate
triethylamine
Triethylene tetramine
Trimsol SF
tristal
Tristel chlorine dioxide
turmeric
txtile fibre
UV-NV Coating Solution
Versatile
Versatile liquid with trisodium nitrilo triacetate
virkon
washing fluid aerosol
Waste dust
Waste dusts
weed, mould, cat, dog
Weldingfume
whisper-V
XF011 tower paint - trimethybenzine
xilol
X-Ray Chemicals
Xylene
yabani ot polenleri, ot polenleri
Yeast
YF020 paint co-polymer
YP010 paint anti-corrosive primer - trimethylbenzine
Zoflora
zymex

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