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Moulds, ethanolamines and chloramine-T identified as causes of occupational asthma in cleaners

 Moulds, ethanolamines and chloramine-T identified as causes of occupational asthma in cleaners
The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health reported all the 20 cleaners with positive specific challenge tests between 1994 and 2004. 11 were due to moulds, mainly Aspergillus fumigatus, and 9 to chemicals, mainly ethanolamins. Interestingly there were no chlorine releasing agents identified

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Abstract Available for Occupational asthma in professional cleaning work: a clinical study Mäkelä R, Kauppi P, Suuronen K, Tuppurainen M, Hannu T, Occupational asthma in professional cleaning work: a clinical study , Occup Med, 2011;61:121-126,
Timo Hannu, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, an author of 'Occupational asthma in professional cleaning work: a clinical study'

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