A NIOSH occupational-disease guide identifies maple bark as the offending source in maple bark disease and associates the condition with the mold Cryptostroma corticale.
Source: CDC/NIOSH: Occupational Disease: A Guide to Their Recognition ↗Dust entry
Maple-bark dust
Dust generated while stripping or processing maple bark, particularly when the bark is mold-contaminated.
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
maple bark diseasehypersensitivity pneumonitisinterstitial lung inflammationrespiratory symptoms
Evidence
Controls
- mold control
- enclosed bark handling
- local exhaust ventilation
- dust suppression
- exposure monitoring
- appropriate respiratory protection