Agent Name |
Grain dust |
Major Category |
Biological Agents |
Category |
Plant-Derived Allergens |
Description |
Includes oat, wheat, and barley; |
Sources/Uses |
Occupational asthma reported in grain elevator workers; [Malo] |
Comments |
Grain dust can cause inhalation fever, asthma, chronic bronchitis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, and COPD; [Rom, Chapters 24, 25, 26, 31, and 36] Grains can cause contact urticaria in agricultural workers. [Kanerva L, Tiikkanen J, Jolanki R, Estlander T. Statistical data on occupational contact urticaria. Contact Dermatitis 1996;35:229-233] |
Exposure Assessment |
Skin Designation (ACGIH) |
No |
TLV (ACGIH) |
4 mg/m3 |
PEL (OSHA) |
10 mg/m3 |
Adverse Effects |
Asthma |
Yes |
Fibrogenic |
Yes |
Chronic Bronchitis |
Yes |
Skin Sensitizer |
Yes |
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