HSE lists laboratory-animal excreta and secreta, mainly from rodents and small mammals, among substances that can cause occupational asthma.
Source: UK HSE: Substances that can cause occupational asthma ↗Dust entry
Laboratory-animal excreta and secreta dust
Airborne particulate from laboratory-animal excreta, secreta, hair, or dander.
Airborne form
dust
The form describes what is suspended in air at the point of exposure. A material can produce more than one form, such as dust during handling and fume during heating.
Health effects
occupational asthmarespiratory sensitisation
Evidence
Controls
- enclosure
- local exhaust ventilation
- cage-change controls
- appropriate respiratory protection