Sector: -cross sectoral-

Type of hazard: dangerous substances

Catchwords: chemical working substances, measuring methods, allergenic substances

Status: completed 12/2004

Financed by: Hauptverband der gewerblichen Berufsgenossenschaften (HVBG)

Research institution(s): Tiefbau-Berufsgenossenschaft

Description, key words:

alkylamine hardener, epoxy resins

Aims:

Sensitizing ingredients of epoxy resins cause skin- and airway diseases; for measuring their air concentration at workplace there is no appropriate system available.

Activities/methods:

Adaption and optimization of SPME (solid phase micro extraction) with GC/MS-analysis

Further informations:

e-mail: christoph.emmel@tiefbau.bgnet.de

last update: 24.2.2004