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Nara
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Pterocarpus indicus
Category
Wood Dusts & Extracts
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See ACGIH Appendix D: Commercially Important Tree Species Suspected of Inducing Sensitization; [TLVs and BEIs]
Reference Link #1
[Case of occupational asthma in a lumber worker caused by lumber commonly called "nara" imported from the Philippines].
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Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent:
Asthma, occupational