title: Non-malignant respiratory diseases and occupational exposure to wood dust. Part II. Dry wood industry.
abstract: This paper reviews the literature on associations between dry wood dust exposure and non-malignant respiratory diseases. Criteria for inclusion are epidemiological studies in English language journals with an internal or external control group describing relationships between dry wood dust exposure and respiratory diseases or symptoms. Papers took into consideration smoking and when dealing with lung function age. A total of 37 papers forms the basis of this review. The results support an association between dry wood dust exposure and asthma, asthma symptoms, coughing, bronchitis, and acute and chronic impairment of lung function. In addition, an association between wood dust exposure and rhino-conjunctivitis is seen across the studies. Apart from plicatic acid in western red cedar wood, no causal agent has consistently been disclosed. Type 1 allergy is not suspected to be a major cause of wood dust induced asthma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, School of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark.
authors.forename: Gitte
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jacobsen
authors.forename: Inger
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Schaumburg
authors.forename: Torben
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sigsgaard
authors.forename: Vivi
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Schlunssen
mesh_terms: D004391:Dust / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D014934:Wood / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D004391:Dust