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Wood Toxicity Table

&This table is from the public domain, so we cannot gaurantee the information listed below. We do believe that this list is very helpful. The list is also very incomplete. We will update as we get more information.

December 16, 2009

ID	Type	S Name	Reaction	Affected Area	Potency	Source	Incidence
1	Abura/bahia			Vomiting		Dust	Rare
2	Afromosia		Irritant	Eye, skin, respiratory, splinters go septic, nervous system effects	+	Dust	Rare
3	Afzelia/doussie		Irritant	dermatitis sneezing
4	Agba/tola		Irritant	Skin irritation
5	Alder		Irritant	Eye, skin, respiratory, dermatitis, rhinitis, bronchial effects		Dust	Common
6	And oba/crabwood		Irritant	sneezing, eye irritation
7	Angelico		Irritant	Eye, skin, Respiratory		Dust	Rare
8	Arborvitae		Irritant	Respiratory		Dust	Rare
9	Ash, Alpine (Eucalyptus deleqatensis)			Irritation to nose, eyes & throat, dermatitis
10	Ash, Mountain (Eucalyptus regnans)		Irritant	Respiratory, decrease in lung function, Irritation to nose, eyes, throat, headaches, vomiting		Dust	Common
11	Avodire		Irritant	dermatitis, nose bleeds		Dust
12	Ayanmovinqui		Irritant	Dermatitis
13	Balsam Fir		Sensitizer	Eyes, skin		Leaves, bark	Common
14	Basralocus/Angelique			unspecific effects
15	Beech, European (Fagus Sylvania)		Sensitizer, nausea, nasopharyngeal cancer	Eyes, skin, respiratory, dermatitis, decrease in lung function, eye irritation, nasal cancer		Dust, wood, leaves, bark	Common
16	Birch		Sensitizer, nausea	Respiratory, dermatitis on sawing lumber		Wood, dust	Common
17	Black Locust		Irritant, nausea	Eyes, skin		Leaves, bark	Common
18	Blackbean (Castanospermum australe)		Irritant	Irritation to nose, eyes & throat, dermatitis
19	Blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon)		Sensitizer	Dermatitis, asthma, irritation of nose & throat		Dust, wood	Common
20	Blackwood (Surinam)		sensitizer	Eyes, skin		Dust, wood	Common
21	Boxwood, European (Bonus sempervirens)		Sensitizer	Eye, nose, skin, dermatitis, respiratory, 6, throat		Dust, wood	Common
22	Brazilian Cherry (Jatoba)			Irritation to nose &throat		Dust, wood	Common
23	Bubinga		Irritant	Dermatitis, skin lesions possible
24	Cashew		Sensitizer	Eyes, skin		Dust, wood	Rare
25	Cedar (American)		Irritant, sensitizer	allergic contact dermatitis		Wood, dust	Common
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28	Cedar, South American (Cedrela spp)		Irritant, sensitizer	Dermatitis, asthma, nasal cancer, irritation to nose & throat. Sap may cause blistering of skin & inflammation of eyelids		Wood, dust	Common
29	Cedar, White (Melia azedarach)		Irritant, sensitizer	Dermatitis		Wood, dust	Common
30	Chechem		Irritant, sensitizer	Eyes, skin, respiratory		Dust, wood	Unknown
31	Chestnut			Dermatitis (possibly from bark lichens)
32	Cocobolo		Irritant, sensitizer	Eyes, skin, respiratory		Dust, wood	Common
33	Coolibah (Eucalyptus microtheca)		Irritant	Dermatitis
34	Crows Ash (Flindersia Australia)		Irritant	Dermatitis
35	Cypress, Bald		Sensitizer	Respiratory		Dust	Rare
36	Cypress Pine, White (Callitt s glauca)		Sensitizer	Dermatitis, swelling eyelids, asthma, irritation of nose & throat, nasal cancer, furuncilosis		Dust	Rare
37	Dahoma		Irritant	Eyes, skin		Dust, wood	Common
38	Ebony (Diospyros spp)		Irritant, sensitizer	Irritation to nose, eyes & throat, dermatitis, mucous membrane irritation, possibly a skin sensitizer		Dust, wood	Common
39	Elm, European (Ulmus spp.)		Irritant	Eyes, skin		Dust	Rare
40	Fir, Douglas			Dermatitis, splinters go septic, rhinitis, bronchial effects
41	Fir, Douglas (Oregon - Pseudo1suga menzies)		Irritant, nasophatyngeal cancer	Dermatitis, nasal cancer, irritation to eyes & throat		Dust	Rare
42	Freijo/cordial		Irritant, sensitizer	Eyes, skin
43	Gaboon/okoume		Irritant	Asthma, cough, eye irritation, dermal effects (hands, eyelids)
44	Gedu nohor/edinam			Dermatitis		Dust	Rare
45	Goncalo ayes		Irritant, Sensitizer	Eyes, skin		Dust, wood	Rare
46	Greenheart		Sensitizer	Eyes, skin, splinters as septic, cardiac & intestinal disorders, severe throat irritation		Dust, wood	Common
47	Grey Box (Eucalyptus microcarpa)		Irritant	Eczema, irritation to nose & throat
48	Guarea		Sensitizer	Eyes, skin, and mucous membrane irritation		Dust	Rare
49	40 Gum (southern blue)			Dermatitis
50	Hemlock (western)		Nasopharyngeal cancer	Respiratory		Dust	Rare
51	Idigbo		Possible irritant
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53	Iroko		Irritant, sensitizer, pneumonias	"Eyes, skin, respiratory, bronchial effects, rhinitis	+++	Dust, wood	Common
54	Jarrah	Eucalyptus marginata	Irritation to nose & throat
55	Katon		Irritant	Eyes, skin, respiratory	+	Dust	Rare
56	Kingwood		Irritant	Eyes, skin	+	Dust, wood	Common
57	Larch		irritant	nettle rash, dermatitis (possibly from bark lichens)
58	Lauan/Meranti	Irrant
59	Limba		Irritant	splinters go septic, nettle rash, nose and gum bleeding, decrease in lung function
60	Mahogany		Irritant	dermatitis, respiratory disorders, mucous membrane irritation
61	Mahogany	Swietenia	sensitizer, pneumoitis alveoloti	skin, respiratory	+	dust	Unknown
62	Mahogany African		Irritant, sensitizer	Skin, respiratory	+++	Dust	Common
63	Mahogany American		Sensitizer	Eyes, skin, respiratory	+	Dust	Common
64	Makore		Irritant	Eyes, skin, dermatitis, mucous membrane and respiratory tract irritation, central nervous system and blood effects	+	Dust	Rare
65	Mansonia		Irritant, sensitizer, nausea, malaise	Eyes, skin, splinters go septic, skin sensitization, irritation, respiratory disorders, nose bleeds, headache, cardiac disorders	+++	Dust, wood	Common
66	Manzinilla		Irritant	Respiratory	++	Dust, wood	Common
67	Maple		Sensitizer, pneumonia	decrease in lung function	+++	Dust	Common
68	Maple (Spalted - C. Corticale mold)		Sensitizer, pneumonia	Respiratory	+++	Dust	Common
69	Meranti	(Shorea spp.)	Irritant	Irritation to nose, eyes & throat, dermatitis
70	Meranti/lauan		Irritant	skin irritation
71	Messmate	(Eucalyptus obliqua)	Irritant	"Asthma, dermatitis"irritation to nose, eyes & throat,
72	Mimosa		"Direct toxin, irritant, nausea"	Respiratory	++++	"Leaves, bark"	Common
73	Miva Mahogany	(Dysoxylum muelleri)	Irritant	Congested lungs, irritation to nose, eyes & throat, dermatitis, headache, nose bleeding & loss of appetite
74	Mulga	(Acacia aneura)
75	Myrtle		Sensitizer	Respiratory	+++	Dust, wood, leaves, bark	Common
76	Oak		Sensitizer, nasopharyngeal cancer	Eyes, skin, asthma, sneezing, eye irritation	++	"Dust, wood, leaves, bark"	Rare, unknown
77	Obeche		Irritant, sensitizer	Eyes, skin and respiratory tract irritation, nettle rash, dermatitis, feverish, sneezing, wheezing	+++	Dust, wood	Common
78	Oleander		Direct toxin, malaise, nausea	Cardiac, respiratory	++++	Dust, wood, leaves, bark	Common
79	Olivewood		Irritant, sensitizer	Eyes, skin, respiratory	+++	Dust, Wood	Common
80	Opepe		Sensitizer	Respiratory, dermatitis, mucous membrane irritation, central nervous system effects e.g. giddiness, visual effects; nose bleeds and blood spitting	+	Dust	Rare
81	Orangewood		Irritant	Respiratory	+	Dust, wood	Rare
82	Padauk		Sensitizer, nausea, malaise	Species-dependant: itching, eye, skin & respiratory irritation, vomiting, swelling (e.g. eyelids)	+++	Dust, wood	Common
83	Pau Ferro		Sensitizer	Eyes, skin	+	Dust, Wood	Rare
84	Peroba		Irritant	skin and mucous membrane irritation; systemic effects e.g. headache, nausea, stomach cramp, weakness, blisters
85	Peroba Rosa		irritant, nausea, malaise	Respiratory	++	Dust, wood	Unknown
86	Peroba White		Irritant, nausea	Respiratory	++	Dust, wood	Common
87	Pine		Irritant	Skin irritation (may cause photosensitization); decrease in lung function	++	Dust, wood	Common
88	Poplar		Irritant	sneezing, eye irritation, may cause blisters
89	Port Orford Cedar	(Chamaecyparis lawsoniana)	Irritant	Dermatitis, violent ear ache, giddiness, stomach cramps, bronchitis, irritation of mucous membranes
90	Purpleheart		Nausea	Respiratory	++	Dust, wood	Common
91	Quebracho		Irritant, malaise, nasopharyngeal cancer, nausea	Respiratory	++, ?	Dust, leaves, bark	Common, unknown
92	Ramin		Irritant	Eyes, skin, dermatitis (possibly from bark)	++	Dust, wood	Rare
93	Redwood	(Sequoia sempervirens)	"Sensitizer, nasopharyngeal cancer, , pneumoitis alveolotis"	Skin, eyes, respiratory, dermatitis & asthma	+++	Dust	Rare, unknown
94	Rimu	(Dacrydium cupressinum)	Irritant	Irritation to eyes & nose
95	Rosewoods		Irritant, sensitizer, irritant	"Skin, eyes, respiratory, dermatitis. Effects may arise from handling wood"	₊₊₊₊	Dust, wood	Common
96	Sapele		Irritant	skin irritation
97	Sassafras		Direct toxin, sensitizer, nasopharyngeal cancer, nausea	Respiratory	+, ?	Dust, wood, leaves, bark	Rare, unknown
98	Satinwood		Irritant	Skin, eyes, respiratory	+++	Dust and Wood	Common
99	Sequoia		Irritant, nasopharyngeal cancer	Respiratory	+	Dust	Rare
100	Snakewood		Irritant	Respiratory	++	Dust and wood	Rare
101	Spotted Gum	(Eucalyptus maculate)	Irritant	Dermatitis
102	Spruce		Sensitizer	Respiratory, respiratory disorders, possible photosensitization	+	Dust and wood	Rare
103	Stave Wood		Irritant	Respiratory	+	Dust and wood	Rare
104	Sucupira		Irritant	Respiratory	+	Dust and wood	Rare
105	Teak		Sensitizer, pneumoitis alveolotis	Skin, eyes, respiratory, dermatitis (potent, even after seasoning) nettle rash	+++	Dust	Common
106	Teak	(Tectona grandis)	Irritant	Dermatitis, conjunctivitis, oversensitivity to light, swelling of the scrotum, irritation to nose & throat, nausea
107	Utile		Irritant	skin irritation
108	Walnut, Black		Sensitizer	Skin, eyes, sneezing, rhinitis, dermatitis from nut shells and roots	++	Dust and wood	Common
109	Walnut, European	(Juglans regia)	Sensitizer	"Nasal cancer, irritation to nose, eyes & throat, dermatitis	++	Dust, wood	Common
110	Wenge		Sensitizer	"Skin, eyes, respiratory, splinters go septic; dermatitis, central nervous system effects e.g. giddiness, drowsiness, visual disturbance, abdominal cramps	++	Dust, wood	Common
112	Western Red Cedar	(Thuga plicata)	Sensitizer, nasopharyngeal cancer	Asthma, dermatitis, nasal cancer, nausea, rhinitis, nose bleeding, giddiness, stomach pain	+++	Dust, leaves, bark	Common
112	White Baltic	(Picea abies)	Irritant	Asthma, skin irritation
113	Whitewood		Irritant	Dermatitis
114	Willow		Sensitizer	Respiratory	+	Dust, wood, leaves, bark	Rare
115	Yellow Gum	(Eucalyptus leucoxylon)	Irritant	Irritation of nose & throat
116	Yew		Direct toxin, irritant, nausea, malaise, nasopharyngeal cancer	Skin, eyes, cardiac, respiratory, dermatitis, systemic effects e.g. headache, blood pressure drop, cardiac effects	++,++++	Dust, wood	Common
117	Zebrawood		Sensitizer	Skin, eyes	++	Dust, wood	Rare

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