Generate plant-derived bioaerosols

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]

Handling Plants

Allergens

Diseases associated with this job task:

• Asthma, occupational

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 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