Several chemicals present in some household and industrial cleaning
products have been identified as asthma triggers or are known to aggravate
existing respiratory symptoms. These chemicals include monoethanolamine,
ammonium quaternary compounds, tall oil or rosin, chlorhexidine and several
others.31 This report will focus on monoethanolamine and ammonium
quaternary compounds, as they have specifically been identified in commonly
used household cleaning products.