Risk analysis for phenylmercuric acetate in indoor latex house paint
1993
Blondell, J.M. | Knott, S.M.
Respiratory exposure to elemental mercury vapor, resulting from the use of interior latex paint preserved with mercurial biocides, can pose a potential health hazard to humans, especially children. The review of mercury house paint was initiated after a Michigan child developed acrodynia, a rare form of mercury poisoning. Use of paint containing 200 ppm mercury has been shown to lead to air levels of mercury as high as 200 micrograms/m3 during application of the paint. Evidence for the risk of acrodynia was assessed from: case reports where liquid mercury had been spilled; studies involving mercury used in infant medicines and teething powder, and an incident where a mercury fungicide was used on diapers. Evidence from these studies suggested that infants displaying urinary levels above 50 micrograms mercury/g creatinine were at risk for acrodynia.
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