CDC/NIOSH lists vegetable gums used in printer ink among workplace exposures associated with work-related asthma.
Source: CDC/NIOSH: Work-related Asthma Exposures ↗Dust entry
Vegetable-gum powder dust
Airborne particulate from powdered vegetable gums used in some printer-ink and related formulations.
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
work-related asthmarespiratory sensitisation
Evidence
Controls
- powder containment
- local exhaust ventilation
- gentle handling
- exposure assessment
- appropriate respiratory protection