Breathing Laminate Dust

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Breathing laminate dust.

The settling of dust in the lungs increases with the length of time the breath is held and how deeply the breath is taken. This usually occurs in indoor environments when a person is working with fiberglass. By professor gene wengert. Exposure to the fibers present in the dust can occur by skin contact by breathing the dust or by swallowing the fibers.

As well as brief exposure to old industrial ovens while moving them for disposal clouds of dust where present i was wearing a n95 dust mask for this task. Once fiberglass is installed exposure to fibers will not take. Although some cursory discussion of glass dust began in the early 2000s and vehicle rescue and extrication 2nd ed. This is quite common and normally manifests itself by causing itching sneezing short term breathing problems skin flushing runny nose etc.

If you installed this type of flooring in a home that already had elevated levels of formaldehyde from other products like cabinets furniture or curtains your chance. Whilst not as life threatening as asbestos this dust can cause very small wounds to the lungs which are not immediately noticeable but are irreversible and eventually diminish the lung capacity. Whether breathing is through the nose or mouth is also important. The wood products are fused together with heat glue and pressure topped with a.

As well as some cement dust all without wearing resperation june 2006 exposure to laminate bamboo flooring dust as well as other laminate flooring dusts. Irritation and breathing problems can happen in anyone but children older adults and people with asthma or other breathing problems are more likely to have these symptoms. I have seen some comments on rec woodworking about the dangers of breathing wood dust but none have been very specific. Laminate flooring is made from wood products but not from solid wood.

Studies have shown that breathing wood dust can be hazardous to your health. Dust is produced when fiberglass is trimmed chopped cut sanded or sawed. I posted a specific question but got no responses except one wise guy who said breathing wood dust is bad for.