...Sandia National Laboratories, USA, have developed a low density PU foam that does not require toluene diisocyanate (TDI). Exposure to TDI causes lung and skin irritation and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified the...

...health effects associated with repeated or long-term TDI exposure are bronchial asthma and an accelerated rate of decline...carried out to evaluate the respiratory health effects of TDI exposure in the workplace. The earliest literature report describing...

...of TDI-based prepolymers, they can be processed on the same equipment. As an advantage, they eliminate concerns over TDI exposure in the workplace. Now available for sampling, the new MAC prepolymers will be commercially available later this year...

...protective equipment). Inside the urethane processing plant, TDI exposure can occur at the day tank. Problems may also occur when...having a daily record for each work day: if a pattern of TDI exposure is detected, it might indicate a work habit or task...

...consistently. Also, the doctor that originally created the idea of looking for TDI antibodies in blood as an indication of TDI exposure has doubts about use of such a test in this case. He says the rate of false positives in such a population would be...

...questions over TDI emissions forced the plant to shut down twice. Some of the neighbors claim to have suffered symptoms of TDI exposure. More neighbors are being tested for effects of the foam chemical, which include nausea and symptoms of

...studies. In our review we argued that the study by White et al. describes unique working conditions with low levels of TDI exposure without high peak exposures and also a unique population, i.e. a large group of women. Thus, in our opinion the study...

...test for the presence of TDI and asking volunteers questions about their respiratory health to look for indications of TDI exposure. Participants are being compensated for their time. Additional information about the study, including maps of the study...