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Document ID (ISN)19524
CIS number 72-2830
ISSN - Serial title 1775-8785 - Archives des maladies professionnelles
Year 1972
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Cavigneaux A., Cabasson G.B.
Title Acrylamide poisoning
Original title Intoxication par l'acrylamide [in French]
Bibliographic information Mar. 1972, Vol.33, No.3, p.115-116.
Abstract Description of a case of acrylamide poisoning which tends to show that this intoxication, the clinical picture of which has been known for many years, may occur in the application of acrylamide-containing acrylic resins and not just in their production. A worker had, for 18 months, been applying waterproof coatings using a relatively new process in which acrylamide-containing acrylic resin is pumped by hand into fissures where it polymerises; the resin was prepared on-site. Symptoms included: hand paraesthesia, followed by asthenia with significant sensorimotor disorders in the lower limbs and inability to walk. Since the other resin components could be exculpated, it seems clear that acrylamide is the cause of this intoxication. The need to strengthen building site safety and health measures is emphasised.
Descriptors (primary) neurotoxic effects; acrylamide; sealants; toxicology
Descriptors (secondary) case study; paraesthesia; symptoms; polyacrylates
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Amides
Diseases of the nervous system