What harm does car paint do to human body?

When painting without protection, the concentration of benzene in the air of workplace is quite high, which is very harmful to painting workers. Long-term exposure to benzene will cause chronic poisoning, leading to diseases such as leukopenia, thrombocytopenia and bone marrow hematopoietic dysfunction. The harm of paint to human body can be not only inhaled through lungs, but also absorbed through skin. When human skin comes into direct contact with paint, it will dissolve the fat in the skin, leading to chapped skin and inflammation.

Automobile painting is one of the important contents of automobile beauty. Workers will inevitably come into contact with benzene at work, so they must be well protected and the working time should not exceed 30 minutes. If the human body ingests too much benzene, aplastic anemia will occur and leukemia will occur. Therefore, the protective configuration must be prepared when painting, the working hours should be limited, and the workplace should have good ventilation conditions.

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Harmful substances in paint:

1, VOC is the abbreviation of volatile organic compound. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) refer to organic substances that do not form a paint film in paint and eventually volatilize into the atmosphere. Volatile organic compounds will react with oxygen in the air to generate ozone, which is harmful to the atmospheric environment and human health.

2.TDI mainly exists in the paint in decoration, and comes from the synthesis of curing agent for PU paint. Excessive free TDI will do harm to human body, mainly manifested as sensitization and irritation, with symptoms such as eye pain, tears, conjunctival congestion, cough, chest tightness, shortness of breath, asthma, red papules, maculopapules, contact allergies and so on.

3. Formaldehyde is a colorless gas with a strong pungent smell. Volatile and highly toxic, 35% ~ 40% formaldehyde aqueous solution is called formalin. Formaldehyde is highly toxic.

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