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Table 4 36 agents identified as occupational asthma-inducing allergens as well as irritants (see column 1 of Table 3 for full range of evidence levels)

From: A compendium of causative agents of occupational asthma

Agent

Evidence level as allergen

Evidence level as irritant

H334

H335

Aluminium/potroom

-

*

  

2-Ethanolamine

-

-

 

x

Aminoethylethanolamine

-

-

 

x

Anhydrides, various

-

*

x

 

Anhydrides, hexahydrophthalic

*

-

x

 

Anhydrides, maleic

-

-

x

 

Anhydrides, methyltetrahydrophththalic

-

-

x

 

Anhydrides, phthalic anhydride

*[*]

*[*]

x

x

Anhydrides, tetrachlorophthalic anhydride

(*)

*

x

 

Azobisformamide

-

*

x

 

Captafol

-

-

  

Chloramine T

(*)

(*)

x

 

Chlorohexidine

-

-

x

x

Cobalt

-

**

  

Diethanolamine

-

-

  

Formaldehyde

-

*

 

x

Glutaraldehyde

-

*[*]

x

 

Hexachlorphene

-

-

  

Isocyanate, diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI)

*[*]

**

x

x

Isocyanate, hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI)

*

(*)

x

x

Isocyanate, 1,5-naphthylene diisocyanate (NDI)

-

(*)

x

x

Isocyanate, toluene diisocyanate (TDI)

**

**

x

x

Isocyanate, triglycidil isocyanurate

-

-

  

Paraphenylenediamine

-

(*)

  

Persulfate

*

(*)

x

x

Piperazine dihydrochloride

-

*

x

 

Platinum salts

**

**

  

Tetrachloroisophthalonitrile

-

-

 

x

Tributyl tin oxide

-

-

  

Vanadium

-

*

  

Zinc

-

-

  

Green coffee (dust)

*[*]

*

  

Reactive dye

**

*

  

Welding fumes

-

**

  

Farming

**

*[*]

  

Poultry confinement

[*]

*(*)