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| Wood |
Reaction |
Site |
Potency |
Source |
Incidence |
| Bald
Cypress |
S |
R |
+ |
D |
R |
| Balsam
Fir |
S |
E,
S |
+ |
LB |
C |
| Beech |
S,
C |
E,
S, R |
++ |
LB,
D |
C |
| Birch |
S |
R |
++ |
W,
D |
C |
| Black
Locust |
I,
N |
E,
S |
+++ |
LB |
C |
| Blackwood |
S |
E,
S |
++ |
W,
D |
C |
| Boxwood |
S |
E,
S |
++ |
W,
D |
C |
| Cashew |
S |
E,
S |
+ |
W,
D |
R |
| Cocobolo |
I,
S |
E,
S, R |
+++ |
W,
D |
C |
| Dahoma |
I |
E,
S |
++ |
W,
D |
C |
| Ebony |
I,
S |
E,
S |
++ |
W,
D |
C |
| Elm |
I |
E,
S |
+ |
D |
R |
| Goncalo
Alves |
S |
E,
S |
++ |
W,
D |
R |
| Greenheart |
S |
E,
S |
+++ |
W,
D |
C |
| Hemlock |
C |
R |
? |
D |
U |
| Iroko |
I,
S, P |
E,
S, R |
+++ |
W,
D |
C |
| Mahogany |
S,
P |
S,
R |
+ |
D |
U |
| Mansonia |
I,
S
N |
E,
S
|
+++
+ |
W,
D
D |
C |
| Maple
(Spalted) |
S,
P |
R |
+++ |
D |
C |
| Mimosa |
N |
|
? |
LB |
U |
| Myrtle |
S |
R |
++ |
LB,
D |
C |
| Oak |
S
C |
E,
S
|
++
? |
LB,
D
D |
R
U
|
| Obeche |
I,
S |
E,
S, R |
+++ |
W,
D |
C |
| Oleander |
DT |
N,
C |
++++ |
D,
W, LB |
C |
| Olivewood |
I,
S |
E,
S, R |
+++ |
W,
D |
C |
| Opepe |
S |
R |
+ |
D |
R |
| Padauk |
S |
E,
S, R |
+ |
W,
D |
R |
| Pau
Ferro |
S |
E,
S |
+ |
W,
D |
R |
| Peroba
Rosa |
I |
R,
N |
++ |
W,
D |
U |
| Purpleheart |
|
N |
++ |
W,
D |
C |
| Quebracho |
I
C |
R,
N
|
++
? |
LB,
D
D |
C
U |
| Redwood |
S,
P
C |
E,
S, R
|
++
? |
D
D |
R
U |
| Rosewoods |
I,
S |
E,
S, R |
++++ |
W,
D |
U |
| Satinwood |
I |
E,
S, R |
+++ |
W,
D |
C |
| Sassafras |
S
DT
C |
R
N
|
+
+
? |
D
D, W, LB
D |
C
R
U |
| Sequoia |
I |
R |
+ |
D |
R |
| Snakewood |
I |
R |
++ |
W,
D |
R |
| Spruce |
S |
R |
+ |
W,
D |
R |
| Walnut,
Black |
S |
E,
S |
++ |
W,
D |
C |
| Wenge |
S |
E,
S, R |
+ |
W,
D |
C |
| Willow |
S |
R,
N |
+ |
D,
W, LB |
U |
| West.
Red Cedar |
S |
R |
+++ |
D,
LB |
C |
| Teak |
S,
P |
E,
S, R |
++ |
D |
C |
| Yew |
I
DT |
E,
S
N, C |
++
++++ |
D
W, D |
C
C |
| Zebrawood |
S |
E,
S |
++ |
W,
D |
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| Reaction |
Site |
Source |
Incidence |
| I
- irritant |
S
- skin |
D
- dust |
R
- rare |
| S
- sensitizer |
E
- eyes |
LB
- leaves, bark |
C
- common |
| C
- nasopharyngeal cancer |
R
- respitatory |
W
- wood |
U
- uncommon |
| P
- pheunomitis, alveolitis (hypersensitivity pneumonia) |
C
- cardiac |
|
|
| DT
- direction toxin |
|
|
|
| N
- nausea, malaise |
|
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Reference:
1. Woods Toxic to Man, author unknown
2. Woods, B., Calnan, C.D., "Toxic Woods." Br.
Journal of Dermatology 1976
3. ILO Encyclopedia of Occupational Health and Safety
1983
4. Lame, K., McAnn, M., AMA Handbook of Poisonous and
Injurious Plants, AMA 1985
5. Poisondex, Micromedix Inc. 1990
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