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Occupational and environmental health hazards in the plastics industry.

Author(s) -

Robert E. Eckardt

Publication year - 1976

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp.7617103

Subject(s) - vinyl chloride , monomer , epoxy , occupational exposure , chemical industry , plastics industry , polymer , waste management , materials science , chemistry , environmental science , organic chemistry , environmental health , medicine , engineering , copolymer

A brief description of the potential occupational health hazards encountered in the manufacture of plastics (polymers) is given. In general, these hazards are due to the monomers used to make the various plastics, to unreacted monomer contained within the finished products, and to the fillers, stabilizers, pigments, inhibitors, and initiators used in fabricating the finished products. They run the gamut from angiosarcomas of the liver due to vinyl chloride, to dermatitis and asthma-like reactions due to the initiators used with epoxy resins.

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