Occupational asthma caused by an epoxy amine hardener.
(2017) Occupational Medicine — Vol. 67, n° 9, p. 722-724 (2017)
Files
VandenplasOOccupMedLond2017.pdf
Open Access - Adobe PDF
- 97.41 KB
Details
- Authors
- Abstract
- We describe a 43-year-old epoxy floor layer who developed work-related asthma while exposed to an epoxy hardener based on isophorone diamine (IPDA). Challenge exposures to the curing of the epoxy resin system and subsequently to the polyfunctional amine hardener containing IPDA both elicited delayed asthmatic reactions. This report further indicates that exposure to epoxy hardeners containing polyfunctional amines should be considered as a potential cause of occupational asthma. Appropriate work hygiene measures should be implemented to minimize airborne exposure to these volatile compounds.
- Affiliations
Citations
Vandenplas, O., Rifflart, C., Evrard, G., Thimpont, J., Seed, M., & Agius, R. (2017). Occupational asthma caused by an epoxy amine hardener. Occupational Medicine, 67(9), 722-724. https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqx151 (Original work published 2017)