Chemical and biological assay of dust material obtained from carding washed and unwashed cotton suggests the occurrence of a modest decrease in the histamine content of the dust following the washing process. Histamine-releasing activity is significantly reduced in the washed samples when analyzed by chemical assay. However, biological assay shows only insignificant reduction in histamine releasing after washing.
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