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Wood Working Toxic Woods
ID Type Reaction Site Potency Source Incidence
2 Bald Cypress Sensitizer Respiratory + Dust Rare
3 Balsam Fir Sensitizer Eyes, skin + Leaves, bark Common
4 Beech Sensitizer, nasopharyngeal cancer Eyes, skin, respiratory ++ Leaves, bark; dust Common
5 Birch Sensitizer Respiratory ++ Wood, dust Common
6 Black Locust Irritant, nausea Eyes, skin +++ Leaves, bark Common
7 Blackwood Sensitizer Eyes, skin ++ Dust, wood Common
8 Boxwood Sensitizer Eyes, skin ++ Dust, wood Common
9 Cashew Sensitizer Eyes, skin + Dust, wood Rare
10 Cocobolo Irritant, sensitizer Eyes, skin, respiratory +++ Dust, wood Common
11 Dahoma Irritant Eyes, skin ++ Dust, wood Common
12 Ebony Irritant, sensitizer Eyes, skin ++ Dust, wood Common
13 Elm Irritant Eyes, skin + Dust Rare
14 Goncalo aves Sensitizer Eyes, skin ++ Dust, wood Rare
15 Greenheart (Surinam) Sensitizer Eyes, skin +++ Dust, wood Common
16 Hemlock Nasopharyngeal cancer Respiratory ? Dust Unknown
17 Iroko Irritant, sensitizer, pneumonia Eyes, skin, respiratory +++ Dust, wood Common
18 Mahogany (Swietenia) Sensitizer, pneumonia Skin, respiratory + Dust Unknown
19 Mansonia Irritant, sensitizer, nausea Eyes, skin +++ Dust, wood Common
20 Maple (C. Corticale mold) Sensitizer, pneumonia Respiratory +++ Dust Common
21 Mimosa Nausea
? Leaves, bark Unknown
22 Myrtle Sensitizer Respiratory ++ Leaves, bark; dust Common
23 Oak Sensitizer, nasopharyngeal cancer Eyes, skin ++, ? Leaves, bark; dust Rare, unknown
24 Obeche Irritant, sensitizer Eyes, skin, respiratory +++ Dust, wood Common
25 Oleander Direct toxin, nausea Cardiac ++++ Dust, wood, leaves, bark Common
26 Olivewood Irritant, sensitizer Eyes, skin, respiratory +++ Dust, wood Common
27 Opepe Sensitizer Respiratory + Dust Rare
28 Padauk Sensitizer, nausea Eyes, skin + Dust, wood Rare
29 Pau ferro Sensitizer Eyes, skin + Dust, wood Rare
30 Peroba rosa Irritant, nausea Respiratory ++ Dust, wood Unknown
31 Purpleheart Nausea
++ Dust, wood Common
32 Quebracho Irritant, nasopharyngeal cancer, nausea Respiratory ++, ? Dust, leaves, bark Common, unknown
33 Redwood Sensitizer, nasopharyngeal cancer, pneumonia Skin, eyes, respiratory ++, ? Dust Rare, unknown
34 Rosewoods Irritant, sensitizer Skin, eyes, respiratory ++++ Dust, wood Common
35 Satinwood Irritant Skin, eyes, respiratory +++ Dust, wood Common
36 Sassafras Sensitizer, nasopharyngeal cancer, direct toxin, nausea Respiratory +, ? Dust, wood, leaves, bark Rare, unknown
37 Sequoia Irritant Respiratory + Dust Rare
38 Snakewood Irritant Respiratory ++ Dust, wood Rare
39 Spruce Sensitizer Respiratory + Dust, wood Rare
40 Walnut, Black Sensitizer Skin, eyes ++ Dust Common
41 Wenge Sensitizer Skin, eyes, respiratory ++ Dust, wood Common
42 Western red cedar Sensitizer Respiratory +++ Dust, leaves, bark Common
43 Willow Sensitizer, nausea Respiratory + Dust, wood, leaves, bark Unknown
44 Teak Sensitizer, pneumonia Skin, eyes, respiratory ++ Dust Common
45 Yew Irritant, direct toxin, nausea Skin, eyes, cardiac ++,++++ Dust, wood Common
46 Zebrawood Sensitizer Skin, eyes ++ Dust, wood Rare






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