Sneezing | Runny nose | Blocked nose | Nasal burning | Total citations by agent | |
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The symptoms may be reported for more than one agent, and each agent may be reported for more than one symptom. | |||||
*Less than 5% of the 625 citations for each of the 43 categories of the self-reported agent (open question). | |||||
n = 192 (56% of all of the workers). | |||||
Chlorine/bleach | 28 | 18 | 4 | 35 | 85 (14%) |
Dust | 61 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 98 (16%) |
Acid | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 26 (04%) |
Ammonium | 12 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 29 (05%) |
Disinfectant | 16 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 28 (04%) |
Not defined | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 (03%) |
Others* | 56 | 21 | 13 | 19 | 109 (17%) |
Total citations by symptom | 186 (30%) | 67 (11%) | 42 (7%) | 99 (16%) | 394 (63%) |