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. 2021 Jul-Aug;47(4):e20200577. doi: 10.36416/1806-3756/e20200577

Chart 2. Occupations/workplaces and agents/mixed agents associated with irritant-induced occupational asthma.

Occupation/workplace Agents/mixed agents
Cleaners and health care workers chloride, ammonia, disinfectants, hydrochloric acid, organic solvents
Aluminum smelting fluorides, sulfur dioxide, aluminum oxide
Pulp and paper mills sulfur dioxide
Swine and dairy production aerosols from endotoxins and organic dusts; manure gases
Dark-room environment acetic acid
Welding nitrogen oxides, fluorides, ozone, metals
Biocides ethylene oxide, formalin, insecticides (organophosphates, organochlorines, and carbamates)
Construction work spray paints, cement dust, calcium oxide (lime), floor sealant (aromatic hydrocarbons)
Firefighters, first responders, security agents smoke (fires), fumes released by chemical spills
Mechanics, highway workers, and railroad workers diesel exhaust, organic solvents