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Re: Strip: Cedar Allergy?
By:dave koslow
Date: 1/21/2016, 2:23 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Cedar Allergy? (Bill Hamm)

The active irritant in Western Red Cedar is Plicatic acid, an organic compound.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plicatic_acid

I expect the same N95/Organic Vapor mask or respirator one uses for epoxies, would be the right choice.

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Strip: Cedar Allergy?
Jim777 -- 1/19/2016, 3:09 pm
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dave koslow -- 1/19/2016, 4:22 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 1/19/2016, 6:03 pm
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Jim777 -- 1/19/2016, 6:45 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 1/19/2016, 8:16 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 1/19/2016, 8:28 pm
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scottbaxter -- 1/19/2016, 10:49 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 1/19/2016, 11:14 pm
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scottbaxter -- 1/19/2016, 11:49 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 1/20/2016, 3:50 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/20/2016, 12:56 am
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Matt Swier -- 1/20/2016, 2:46 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/20/2016, 4:50 pm
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Jim777 -- 1/20/2016, 6:36 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/20/2016, 4:52 pm
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dave koslow -- 1/21/2016, 2:23 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/20/2016, 5:25 am
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Jaybabina -- 1/21/2016, 4:46 pm
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Mark Vincent -- 1/28/2016, 1:12 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/28/2016, 2:26 am