| Document ID (ISN) | 50348 |
| CIS number |
88-1582 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0096-1736 - Journal of Occupational Medicine |
| Year |
1987 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Burgess K.R. |
| Title |
Thermal degradation products from an ethylene methacrylic acid copolymer-partial metal salt as the cause of industrial bronchitis |
| Bibliographic information |
Sep. 1987, Vol.29, No.9, p.752-753. Illus. 8 ref. |
| Abstract |
A self-employed physician developed industrial bronchitis due to the inhalation of fumes arising from the heating of a moulded ethylene methacrylic acid copolymer-partial metal salt (Surlyn). Symptoms resolved following removal from exposure. A number of known irritants are given off as degradation products of Surlyn ionomer resin, including acrolein, aldehydes, and methacrylic acid. This case is unusual because of the nature of exposure and an unexpected fall in FEV1 after provocation testing. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
polyolefin resins; surlyn; pyrolysis products; bronchitis; polymers |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
irritants; inhalation toxicity; one-second forced expiratory volume; case study |
| 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) |
Fires
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
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