Core Carcinogenicity & Mechanism
  • NTP Background Document for Wood Dust (2000). National Toxicology Program, U.S. DHHS.
  • IARC Monographs, Vol. 62 (1995): Wood Dust and Formaldehyde. Lyon: IARC.
  • Demers PA, et al. (1995). Occupational exposure to wood dust and risk of nasal cancer: a pooled analysis of case-control studies. Am J Ind Med. PubMed PMID: 19153109.
  • McLean DS, et al. (2011). Wood Dust and Nasopharyngeal Cancer. Environ Health Perspect. PMC3037778.
Regulatory & Occupational Standards
  • OSHA Woodworking eTool Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
  • NIOSH: Wood Dust Control Studies & Exposure References. CDC NIOSH PDF.
  • ACGIH TLVs (subscription-based, current values for hardwood dust).
  • European Union Directive 2019/983 (amending 2004/37/EC). Binding OEL for hardwood dust = 2 mg/m³ inhalable.
Safety Standards
  • NFPA 652: Standard on the Fundamentals of Combustible Dust (2019).
  • NFPA 664: Standard for the Prevention of Fires and Explosions in Wood Processing and Woodworking Facilities (2020).
  • NIOSH/OSHA Guidance on Local Exhaust Ventilation (various bulletins, engineering controls).
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