Haz-Map: Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Agents

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Job Task Name	Generate plant-derived bioaerosols
Comments	Occupational asthma has been reported in farmers, gardeners, tea and herb processors, florists, and laboratory workers exposed to the following plant-derived aerosols: tobacco leaf, lycopodium, sunflower, vicia sativa, freesia, baby's breath, weeping fig, lathyrus odoratus, herbal tea, other herbal material, Limonium tataricum, decorative flowers, Spathe flowers, Amaryllis, Brazil ginseng, grass juice, rose hips, and phoenix canariensis. [Malo]
Job Task Category	Handling Plants
Exposed To	Allergens
Diseases	Diseases associated with this job task: Asthma, occupational
Jobs	Jobs associated with this job task: Agricultural Production Workers, All Other Biologists, All Other Biology Science Teachers Biology Technicians Farmers & Ranchers Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Food & Tobacco Roasting, Baking & Drying Machine Operators Graders & Sorters, Agricultural Products Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders Packers & Packagers, Hand
Industries	Industries associated with this job task: CROP PRODUCTION Flower, Nursery Stock, and Florists' Supplies Merchant Wholesalers Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products FORESTY AND LOGGING Nursery and Tree Production Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences Tobacco Farming Zoos and Botanical Gardens