Toxic Woods

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ID	Type	Reaction	Site	Potency	Source	Incidence
2	Bald Cypress	Sensitizer	Respiratory	+	Dust	Rare
3	Balsam Fir	Sensitizer	Eyes, skin	+	Leaves, bark	Common
4	Beech	Sensitizer, nasopharyngeal cancer	Eyes, skin, respiratory	++	Leaves, bark; dust	Common
5	Birch	Sensitizer	Respiratory	++	Wood, dust	Common
6	Black Locust	Irritant, nausea	Eyes, skin	+++	Leaves, bark	Common
7	Blackwood	Sensitizer	Eyes, skin	++	Dust, wood	Common
8	Boxwood	Sensitizer	Eyes, skin	++	Dust, wood	Common
9	Cashew	Sensitizer	Eyes, skin	+	Dust, wood	Rare
10	Cocobolo	Irritant, sensitizer	Eyes, skin, respiratory	+++	Dust, wood	Common
11	Dahoma	Irritant	Eyes, skin	++	Dust, wood	Common
12	Ebony	Irritant, sensitizer	Eyes, skin	++	Dust, wood	Common
13	Elm	Irritant	Eyes, skin	+	Dust	Rare
14	Goncalo aves	Sensitizer	Eyes, skin	++	Dust, wood	Rare
15	Greenheart (Surinam)	Sensitizer	Eyes, skin	+++	Dust, wood	Common
16	Hemlock	Nasopharyngeal cancer	Respiratory	?	Dust	Unknown
17	Iroko	Irritant, sensitizer, pneumonia	Eyes, skin, respiratory	+++	Dust, wood	Common
18	Mahogany (Swietenia)	Sensitizer, pneumonia	Skin, respiratory	+	Dust	Unknown
19	Mansonia	Irritant, sensitizer, nausea	Eyes, skin	+++	Dust, wood	Common
20	Maple (C. Corticale mold)	Sensitizer, pneumonia	Respiratory	+++	Dust	Common
21	Mimosa	Nausea		?	Leaves, bark	Unknown
22	Myrtle	Sensitizer	Respiratory	++	Leaves, bark; dust	Common
23	Oak	Sensitizer, nasopharyngeal cancer	Eyes, skin	++, ?	Leaves, bark; dust	Rare, unknown
24	Obeche	Irritant, sensitizer	Eyes, skin, respiratory	+++	Dust, wood	Common
25	Oleander	Direct toxin, nausea	Cardiac	++++	Dust, wood, leaves, bark	Common
26	Olivewood	Irritant, sensitizer	Eyes, skin, respiratory	+++	Dust, wood	Common
27	Opepe	Sensitizer	Respiratory	+	Dust	Rare
28	Padauk	Sensitizer, nausea	Eyes, skin	+	Dust, wood	Rare
29	Pau ferro	Sensitizer	Eyes, skin	+	Dust, wood	Rare
30	Peroba rosa	Irritant, nausea	Respiratory	++	Dust, wood	Unknown
31	Purpleheart	Nausea		++	Dust, wood	Common
32	Quebracho	Irritant, nasopharyngeal cancer, nausea	Respiratory	++, ?	Dust, leaves, bark	Common, unknown
33	Redwood	Sensitizer, nasopharyngeal cancer, pneumonia	Skin, eyes, respiratory	++, ?	Dust	Rare, unknown
34	Rosewoods	Irritant, sensitizer	Skin, eyes, respiratory	++++	Dust, wood	Common
35	Satinwood	Irritant	Skin, eyes, respiratory	+++	Dust, wood	Common
36	Sassafras	Sensitizer, nasopharyngeal cancer, direct toxin, nausea	Respiratory	+, ?	Dust, wood, leaves, bark	Rare, unknown
37	Sequoia	Irritant	Respiratory	+	Dust	Rare
38	Snakewood	Irritant	Respiratory	++	Dust, wood	Rare
39	Spruce	Sensitizer	Respiratory	+	Dust, wood	Rare
40	Walnut, Black	Sensitizer	Skin, eyes	++	Dust	Common
41	Wenge	Sensitizer	Skin, eyes, respiratory	++	Dust, wood	Common
42	Western red cedar	Sensitizer	Respiratory	+++	Dust, leaves, bark	Common
43	Willow	Sensitizer, nausea	Respiratory	+	Dust, wood, leaves, bark	Unknown
44	Teak	Sensitizer, pneumonia	Skin, eyes, respiratory	++	Dust	Common
45	Yew	Irritant, direct toxin, nausea	Skin, eyes, cardiac	++,++++	Dust, wood	Common
46	Zebrawood	Sensitizer	Skin, eyes	++	Dust, wood	Rare