MagicBob Posted July 16, 2004 Report Share Posted July 16, 2004 Has anybody out there had any experience with plastic vapors causing allergy problems. I've never had allergies in 56 years of living, but all of a sudden I'm having major problems with sinus infections. I just started pouring a lot of plasic at the same time this started. I thought I was ventilating pretty good. Any clues? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_hide Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 Bob heres some information of the plastisol vapours from another thread I was involved in some time ago. In Australia and a number of other countries its workplace law to use a Certified Organic Vapor respirator when involved in this product. Chloroethylene or Vinyl Chloride Monomer Its considered a class 1 carcinogen which means that repeated exposure has been known to be cancerous. Its interesting that some of you fellows fell a little ill, light headed, head ache etc since the short term symptoms of exposure are. irritation, nausea, difficulty breathing, irregular heartbeat, heach ache, drowsiness, diziness, disorientation, joint pain,loss of coordination , hearing loss and respiratory disorders. Long term problems - impotence, bluish skin,blood disorders, liver damage, cancer. a Half Mask or Full Mask Respirator with Approved Organic Vapour Cartridges is essential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WidowMaker Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 I used to bite the first small segment off the tails of some injection molded plastic crawfish before rigging them. It would never fail.....where my lips touched the plastic they would almost be blistered the next day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsac Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 WidowMaker, Do you know if those craws had any type of garlic oil in them? The reason I ask is because pure garlic oil, no matter how you extract it, will blister and eat away your skin. Other countries use wild garlic to remove warts and moles. But in doing so, it also removes the skin and is very painful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WidowMaker Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 They didnt have garlic because if they did i wouldnt have put them anywhere near my mouth.....i hate the smell and taste of that stuff. Now i am slightly allergic to latex rubber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
