Document ID (ISN) | 19524 |
CIS number |
72-2830 |
ISSN - Serial title |
1775-8785 - Archives des maladies professionnelles |
Year |
1972 |
Convention or series no. |
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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
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Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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Browse category(ies) |
Amides Diseases of the nervous system
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