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Health Hazard Evaluation Report No. HETA-87-181-0000, Graphic Packaging Corporation, Paoli, Pennsylvania,

PB89107775

Publication Date	1988
Personal Author	Crandall, M. S.; Wilcox, T. G.
Page Count	13
Abstract	An evaluation was made of working conditions at the Graphic Packaging Corporation, Paoli, Pennsylvania. Particular attention was given to workers making microwave popcorn bags who reported swelling around the eyes and dermatitis. One employee also reported an asthma attack while working on the bags. Special water based epoxy adhesives were used for these bags as the product must withstand heating in a microwave oven. Environmental and personal breathing zone air samples were taken and medical questionnaires were filled out. Use of the adhesive was discontinued in May of 1987 and the symptoms have disappeared. Chemical analysis of the adhesive indicated the presence of several chemicals which are potential irritants or allergic sensitizers both to skin and the respiratory tract. These irritants included formaldehyde (50000), acetaldehyde (75070), benzoic-acid (65850), 1,1,1-trichloroethane (79005), p-dioxane (123911), and ethyl-acetate (141786). Samples taken before the switch over to another adhesive was made did not indicate a hazardous level of any of these substances to be present.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Formaldehyde Acetaldehyde Benzoic acids Ethyl acetate Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Paper industry Respiratory diseases Allergic skin diseases Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Region-3 CAS-5000 CAS-75070 CAS-65850 CAS-79005 CAS-123911 CAS-141786
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 94D - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 68A - Air Pollution & Control
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div. of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198902

Health Hazard Evaluation Report No. HETA-87-181-0000, Graphic Packaging Corporation, Paoli, Pennsylvania,

Health Hazard Evaluation Report No. HETA-87-181-0000, Graphic Packaging Corporation, Paoli, Pennsylvania,
PB89107775

Publication Date	1988
Personal Author	Crandall, M. S.; Wilcox, T. G.
Page Count	13
Abstract	An evaluation was made of working conditions at the Graphic Packaging Corporation, Paoli, Pennsylvania. Particular attention was given to workers making microwave popcorn bags who reported swelling around the eyes and dermatitis. One employee also reported an asthma attack while working on the bags. Special water based epoxy adhesives were used for these bags as the product must withstand heating in a microwave oven. Environmental and personal breathing zone air samples were taken and medical questionnaires were filled out. Use of the adhesive was discontinued in May of 1987 and the symptoms have disappeared. Chemical analysis of the adhesive indicated the presence of several chemicals which are potential irritants or allergic sensitizers both to skin and the respiratory tract. These irritants included formaldehyde (50000), acetaldehyde (75070), benzoic-acid (65850), 1,1,1-trichloroethane (79005), p-dioxane (123911), and ethyl-acetate (141786). Samples taken before the switch over to another adhesive was made did not indicate a hazardous level of any of these substances to be present.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Formaldehyde Acetaldehyde Benzoic acids Ethyl acetate Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Paper industry Respiratory diseases Allergic skin diseases Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Region-3 CAS-5000 CAS-75070 CAS-65850 CAS-79005 CAS-123911 CAS-141786
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 94D - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 68A - Air Pollution & Control
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div. of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198902