Dust entry

Natural resin and gum dust

Dust or particulate from natural resins and gums such as colophony, acacia, and karaya in occupational handling and processing.

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 asthma concernchronic obstructive pulmonary disease concernrespiratory irritation concernskin sensitization concern

Evidence

The WHO/NIOSH occupational-dust monograph lists natural resins and gums, including colophony, acacia, and karaya, among exposures in soldering and printing or paper-product manufacturing and associates the exposure with occupational asthma and COPD in its occupational dust table.

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page 207 · Table 1 - Continued · 1

Natural resins and gums (Colophany, Acasia, Karaya) ... Resin dust, vapor of volatile constituents ... OA ... COPD

Controls

enclose resin and gum handling
local exhaust ventilation
dust suppression
housekeeping
skin and eye protection
appropriate respiratory protection
sensitization-aware medical surveillance