This condensation reaction produces MDA and a complex mixture of polyamines, which are phosgenated to obtain a methylene diphenyl diisocyanate mixture. The preparation and peer review of the source documents are described in Appendix 1. The 298 K Gibbs energies are only marginally lowered by a second catalyst water molecule, indicating that the decreasing H0K barriers are offset by loss of translational entropy with more than one catalyst water. The published studies have a number of limitations (e.g., short duration of exposure, concomitant exposure to other substances), which result in low power to detect cancer occurrence in target organs of interest. 4,4'-Methylene diphenyl isocyanate is produced in two grades of purity (Schauerte 1983): - pure monomeric 4,4'-methylene diphenyl isocyanate (MDI) (CAS number 101-68-8, EC number 615-005-00-9), at temperatures up to 38 C a whitish-yellow solid which is used in the industrial production of special plastics, varnish and glue components, When MDI concentrations were kept largely below this concentration, significant changes in lung spirometry were no longer seen, although the incidence of respiratory symptoms was increased significantly. Female Wistar rats (80 per exposure group) were exposed (whole body) to MDI in aerosol at 0.23, 0.70, or 2.05 mg/m3 (MMAD about 1 m) for 17 h per day, 5 days per week, for up to 24 months. In short-term tests, nominal concentrations in the range of 5003000 mg MDI/litre caused no lethal effect on freshwater fish (Rhone-Poulenc Chimie, 1977; Nakata, 1983; Caspers et al., 1986). 4,4'-Methylene diphenyl isocyanate is produced in two grades of purity (Schauerte 1983): . LRLB['5ZXkz6d@68 |!\!/'8[~xRoUpxeOe"Ar^%Kosb.?nNUi The polyureas formed from MDI appear to be stable to chemical attack, as would be expected from its insolubility and the stability of ureas. Los datos obtenidos en animales proporcionan indicios claros de sensibilizacin cutnea y respiratoria debida al MDI. If opinions contrary to the provisional OEL are filed with the Committee and deemed valid, the Committee then proceeds to reexamine the provisional OEL and the documentation (Sakurai, 1997). The amount of MDA released after acid hydrolysis (in hydrochloric acid at 3 mol/litre, at 100 C, for 60 min) was on average 6.5 times higher than the amount of free MDA and acetylated MDA present in urine. Please click here to see any active alerts. It is a water white liquid at room temperature and is manufactured in relatively small quantities. Lecture, University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, June (unpublished report). Skarping G, Dalene M, Lottorin M (1995) 4,4-methylenedianiline in hydrolysed serum and urine from a worker exposed to thermal degradation products of methylene diphenyl diisocyanate elastomers. Once absorbed, PMDI appears to be predominantly conjugated to protein, but the role of other biomolecules, such as glutathione, has not been investigated (the role of glutathione has been shown for other isocyanates by Day et al., 1997). There is very limited information on the toxicokinetics of MDI. American review of respiratory disease, 147:338346. La produccin anual total de MDI y PMDI en todo el mundo fue de alrededor de 1,2 millones de toneladas en 1991, 1,5 millones de toneladas en 1993, 1,78 millones de toneladas en 1994 y 1,95 millones de toneladas en 1996. . %%EOF M. E. Wolf, J. E. Vandezande and H. F. Schaefer, The most commonly applied industrial synthesis of 4,4-methylene diphenyl diamine (4,4-MDA), an important polyurethane intermediate, is the reaction of aniline and formaldehyde. MDI is usually present in workplace air as vapour, but some aerosol may also co-exist, depending on the type of operation (DFG, 1997). If you are an author contributing to an RSC publication, you do not need to request permission Some of the effects of MDI may be due to immune system reactions in individuals who have been sensitized to high levels of MDI, above the occupational exposure limit of 20 ppb. The ponds contained natural lake sediment and groundwater, to which caged fish were added. Elle consiste faire ragir la butylamine sur les isocyanates et doser les drivs forms. The foundry workers were exposed to PepSet, which consists of MDI and phenol formaldehyde and their decomposition products, as well as to silica-containing particulate. Structural reaction injection molding (RIM) materials. Vandenplas et al. These examples cannot be considered as representing all possible exposure situations, but are provided as guidance only. The interactions between oxidised tantalum and methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) have been investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) . Hagmar L, Stroemberg U, Welinder H, Mikoczy Z (1993b) Incidence of cancer and exposure to toluene diisocyanate and methylene diphenyldiisocyanate: a cohort based casereferent study in the polyurethane foam manufacturing industry. Read more about how to correctly acknowledge RSC content. is released. Brochhagen FK, Keller J (1983) Accident involving a road tanker carrying tolulene diisocyanate (TDI) countermeasures and experience. Since the number of the effects observed in the 9 mg/m3 group was within the limits of biological variability, a NOAEL for developmental effects of 9 mg/m3 was determined in this study. Una vez absorbido, parece estar predominantemente conjugado a protena. (1995b) examined biological samples (urine and blood) from 20 workers (as well as 2 unexposed reference workers) exposed to MDI vapour during the manufacture of polyurethane products, together with the levels of MDI in the air of the working environment. Wazeter FX (1964a) Acute inhalation toxicity (LC50) in male albino rats 12.3.64. International Research and Development Corporation (unpublished report) [cited in EU, 1999]. In eight subjects, exposure to subirritant amounts of MDI induced a pattern of reaction consistent with hypersensitivity pneumonitis i.e., significant decreases in both forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1: 31%; range 2340%) and FVC (23%; range 1735%) associated with a rise in body temperature and an increase in blood neutrophils. PMDI is used to make rigid and flexible foam, foundry resin sand binders, and heat insulating material. Day BW, Basalyga DM, Kramarik JA, Karol MH (1997) Formation, solvolysis and transcarbamoylation reactions of bis(S-glutathionyl) adducts of 2,4- and 2,6-diisocyanatotoluene. Critical data evaluation for MAK values and classification of carcinogens. Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate (monomeric MDI) and polymeric MDI (PMDI); CASRN 101-68-8, 9016-87-9 . 31R0354/93046, 39.09.1994). BASF (1994) Prenatal toxicity of polymeric MDI in rats. Monoisotopic mass 250.074234 Da. If unprotected, MDI reacts with water to form carbon dioxide. The half-life of acid-hydrolysable MDA in the urine of a worker exposed to PMDI was 7080 h, and in serum, 21 days. Exposure was not well characterized. The flow chart shows the procedures followed to produce a CICAD. First-aid measures Inhalation Remove victim to fresh air and keep at rest in a position comfortable for . Some of the more immobile populations (Oligochaeta, Bivalvia, Diptera) were almost completely wiped out as a result of physical obstruction by the polyurea layer, lack of oxygen, and toxic carbon dioxide concentrations 714 days after application. In one high-dose animal, a bronchioloalveolar adenoma was observed. (1996). Cartier A, Grammer L, Malo JL, Lagier F, Ghezzo H, Harris K, Patterson R (1989) Specific serum antibodies against isocyanates: association with occupational asthma. POLYMERIC DIPHENYLMETHANE DIISOCYANATE reacts with water slowly forming heavy scum and liberating carbon dioxide gas. When rats were exposed to PMDI aerosol (in which more than 99% of particles were smaller than 5 m) for 4 h at concentrations of 384, 418, 500, or 523 mg/m3, animals sat quietly with closed eyes during exposure, and their breathing became laboured and nostrils dilated, especially in the highest concentration group (Appelman & de Jong, 1982). Why is EPA concerned? J Appl Polym Sci 130(2):11311138, Al-Moameri H, Hassan G, Jaber B (2019) Simulation Physical and Chemical Blowing Agents for Polyurethane Foam Production. The original review in Japanese was translated into English by the National Institute of Health Sciences (NIHS) and is available from the Division of Chem-Bio Informatics of NIHS at the following address: The Japan Society for Occupational Health (JSOH, formerly the Japan Association of Industrial Health) is an academic organization consisting of experts in occupational health, including scientists in universities and institutions, industrial physicians, occupational health nurses, industrial hygienists, management staff from health and safety departments, and government officials in occupational health sectors. Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 87:155165. Washington, DC, International Life Sciences Institute Press, pp. Sepai O, Henschler D, Sabbioni G (1995b) Albumin adducts, hemoglobin adducts and urinary metabolites in workers exposed to 4,4-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate. However, when guinea-pigs were exposed to a high concentration of 4,4-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (135 or 360 mg/m3 . The mixture is designated as polymeric MDI Il est possible que limmunit cellulaire et limmunit humorale jouent un rle dans la pathognse de lhypersensibilit provoque par les isocyanates. Analysis conducted revealed that the environmental MDI concentration was 0.05 mg/m3 or less in 273 out of 319 samples, and only 2 samples exceeded 0.2 mg/m3. Harmful if inhaled. Some body weight depression was observed in males of the mid-concentration group through week 10. Detection limits of HPLC for MDI and PMDI, which vary depending on the sampling methodology, can be below 0.01 mg/m3. La production annuelle totale de MDI et de PMDI a t denviron 1,2 millions de tonnes en 1991, de 1,5 millions en 1993, de 1,78 millions en 1994 et de 1,95 millions de tonnes en 1996. British journal of industrial medicine, 50:10031007. Humoral as well as cellular immunity may be involved in the pathogenesis of hypersensitivity due to isocyanates. Reaction mass of 4,4'-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate and o-(p-isocyanatobenzyl)phenyl isocyanate / methylene diphenyl diisocyanate In the case of TDI-polyurea, concentrations of free 2,4- and 2,6-toluenediamine in water were measured after hydrolysis at 120, 140, and 160 degrees C. This also supports the proposal that urea is the real catalyst of the reaction, with water only acting as a pre-catalyst. The most commonly used isocyanate in urethane adhesives is MDI. Authors of the first draft are usually, but not necessarily, from the institution that developed the original review. van der Hoeven N, Roza P, Henzen L (1992b) Determination of the LC50 (14 days) of TDI, TDA, MDI, and MDA to the earthworm Eisenia fetida according to OECD Guideline No. Slight erythema observed initially at all dose levels did not last after 7 days. Cahiers de notes documentaires, 88:315 (in French). La informacin sobre el examen colegiado de este CICAD figura en el apndice 2. Access the public comment docket for the Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate (MDI) Action Plan (Docket ID EPA-HQ-OPPT-2011-0182) on Regulations.gov. Desde hace poco se dispone de un nuevo mtodo que permite determinar la composicin de mezclas complejas de isocianatos y compuestos afines suspendidos en el aire formados durante la descomposicin trmica del poliuretano mediante la produccin de derivados de los isocianatos con dibutilamina. The half-life of MDI in water under neutral conditions and at 298 K was found to be 11 s. JSOH (1994) [Recommendation and the reasoning for the occupational exposure limits on MDI.] 1 and 2 with 1985 supplement and revisions. provided correct acknowledgement is given. En notificaciones de casos, as como en estudios epidemiolgicos, se ha descrito el MDI como causante de dermatitis ocupacional, sensibilizacin cutnea y asma. Accidental release measures Despite these data, the small sample size, possible selection bias for workers involved in litigation, possible confounding factors, lack of pertinent matched control, lack of objective exposure data, and lack of knowledge on mechanism preclude the credibility of the findings. 4,4'-Diphenylmethane diisocyanate is not soluble in water. Pseudo-first-order rate constants for the conversion of MDI were determined at 293 K and pH values between 4 and 9, and at temperatures between 283 and 303 K at pH 7. Other MDI products for formulated systems applications. Lexposition de rattes Wistar gravides du MDI monomre a entran une incidence accrue de sternbres asymtriques chez les foetus la concentration de 9 mg/m3; toutefois, tant donn que cet accroissement se situait dans les limites de la variabilit biologique, on a estim pouvoir prendre la valeur de 9 mg/m3 comme reprsentant la NOAEL relative aux effets toxiques sur le dveloppement. The other one reacted only to MDI. tRlt RF shC Mobile parts of the macrobenthos (e.g., Gastropoda) remained unaffected. The "no exposure" group had fewer rectal cancers than expected, whereas the "apparent exposure" group had more than expected. Vols. Lyon, International Agency for Research on Cancer, pp. Methylene diphenyl diisocyanate, 4,4'- (50C, molten) 101-68-8 . Geneva, World Health Organization, International Programme on Chemical Safety (ICSC 0298). No soluble products (dissolved organic carbon or MDA) were detected (Yakabe et al., 1994). Harith Al-Moameri. 4.International Programme on Chemical Safety II.Series MDI-based isocyanates. The haemoglobin adduct of acetylated MDI was considered to be formed by in vivo hydrolysis. This CICAD was approved as an international assessment at a meeting of the Final Review Board, held in Stockholm, Sweden, on 2528 May 1999. The tack can be fine-tuned by adjusting the amount of soy flour added. N.O.S. Adequate time is allowed for the selected experts to undertake a thorough review. On the other hand, the much less reactive aromatic amines, as the methylene-bis-ortho-chloroaniline (MOCA) are used as chain extenders for casting elastomers (Chapter 6). [1] More specifically, it is an aliphatic diisocyanate. Three isomers are common, varying by the positions of the isocyanate groups around the rings: 2,2-MDI, 2,4-MDI, and 4,4-MDI. The reactions associated with MDI exposure (in combination with exposure to pyrolysis products) had features compatible with immediate hypersensitivity and with a complement-mediated immune complex respiratory reaction. DFG (1997) Occupational toxicants. HETA 91-0386-2427, May). In laboratory animals exposed to PMDI/MDI, MDA in urine and blood formed by strong acid hydrolysis was used as a biomarker for exposure (Sepai et al., 1995a). The NOAEL for maternal and fetal toxicity was 4 mg/m3, and the NOAEL for developmental effects was 4 mg/m3. If you want to reproduce the whole article Available data show that there is no need for concern regarding the effects of MDI on organisms in the environment, although more detailed information regarding the formation of MDA in the environment and its effects on organisms is required before any firm conclusions can be drawn. Haemoglobin adducts were found after repeated exposure of rats to MDI aerosols for 17 h per day, 5 days per week, over 3 or 12 months in an inhalation chamber (Sepai et al., 1995a). Leverkusen, Bayer AG. Brussels, European Isocyanate Production Association (unpublished report). Dans les urines, on a mis en vidence une petite quantit de MDA sous les deux formes : libre et actyle. (Concise international chemical assessment document ; 27) Amagasaki, Sumitomo Bayer Urethane Co. (unpublished report). DOI: 10.1039/D1CP03302F. As the cohort was young with relatively short exposure to the isocyanates, future studies would allow a more conclusive evaluation. IARC (1999) concluded that there is inadequate evidence for the carcinogenicity of monomeric or polymeric MDI in humans and limited evidence for the carcinogenicity of a mixture containing monomeric and polymeric MDI in experimental animals. The health end-point of most concern is an association between exposure to airborne polymeric and/or monomeric MDI and occupationally induced asthma. A lock (LockA locked padlock) or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. While every effort is made to ensure that CICADs represent the current status of knowledge, new information is being developed constantly. (1994b) for PMDI, there was no apparent effect of monomeric MDI on nasal tissues at any exposure level. The observed or likely fates of MDI in air, water, and soil have been described by Brochhagen & Keller (1983) and Gilbert (1988). The mention of specific companies or of certain manufacturers products does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by the World Health Organization in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. These isocyanate solutions have a range of different advantages . It is reported, however, that a ventilation duct was installed above the moulding machine several months before the analysis, and that before then samples exceeding 0.2 mg/m3 had occurred frequently (Diller & Herbert, 1982). Toxicologist, 6:15. Son raras las exposiciones altas en el medio ambiente. Commercial uses of uncured MDI products in locations where the general population could be exposed. Under normal circumstances, exposure is likely only from releases to the atmosphere. The half-life of MDA in the urine of a worker exposed to PMDI was 7080 h, and in serum, 21 days (Skarping et al., 1995). When pure monomeric MDI was heated under laboratory conditions, a 0.5-m pore size filter blocked more than 87% of the MDI from entering an impinger. Dr Sakurai, who chairs the Committee, peer-reviewed and assisted in the preparation of the draft of the CICAD for MDI. The second step of these two pathways exhibits the largest barrier and presents no clear pattern with respect to substituent choice. PMDI, the primary technical/commercial form of MDI, is actually a mixture that contains 2580% monomeric 4,4-MDI as well as oligomers containing 36 rings and other minor isomers, such as the 2,2-isomer. Diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) is a member of the diisocyanate family associated with polyurethane chemistry. MDI concentrations in the working environment were shown to significantly influence lung function. Bartsch W, Buschmann J, Hoymann HG, Heinrich U (1996) [Chronic toxicity and carcinogenicity study on MDI.] However, because of the known interaction of DMSO with MDI to yield MDA and possibly other reaction products, these positive results should not be construed as meaningful for human health risk assessment. Caution: The MDI/polyol reaction is exothermic, which may cause spontaneous combustion with the foam produced. Male rats exposed to 4.9 mg/m3 showed much less severe signs of respiratory distress and only slightly reduced body weight gain compared with controls. 4,4'-diphenyl methane diisocyanate (MDI ) / 1,1'-methylenebis(4-isocyanato-benzene) . The highest exposure category comprised jobs in which either the 8-h time-weighted average exposure (to isocyanates) during 19781986 was greater than 0.04 mg/m3 or excursions above 0.1 mg/m3 occurred on most days. Most of the macrobenthos populations regained densities equivalent to the control populations after 2 months of exposure, with the exception of Bivalvia (because of their long generation times). In two workers with allergic contact dermatitis, sensitization to MDI was detected. Annals of occupational hygiene, 21:121. Therefore, the isocyanate resin-water reaction is considered as the one of the most important reactions when bonding wood composite materials with isocyanate resins. The critical studies are, however, presented in sufficient detail to support the conclusions drawn. Journal of chromatography B, Biomedical sciences and applications, 663:209216. La Ficha internacional de seguridad qumica (ICSC 0298) para el MDI, preparada por el Programa Internacional de Seguridad de las Sustancias Qumicas (IPCS, 1993), tambin se reproduce en el presente documento. The neuropsychological functioning of five men suffering alleged physical, cognitive, and behavioural changes following exposure to MDI was investigated (Reidy & Bolter, 1994). Result from testing of 225 chemicals. Two-step 2RNCO + H2O mechanisms are characterized for the formation of carbamate and imidic acid. MDA concentrations formed in the environment by the reaction of MDI with water are always low. Lune de ces tudes, base sur lutilisation de MDI radiomarqu, a montr quune certaine proportion de MDI se rpartit dans lorganisme sous une forme ou sous une autre, essentiellement dans les poumons, les reins, les muscles et les voies digestives. [7], Distillation of the mixture gives a mixture of oligomeric polyisocyanates, known as polymeric MDI, and a mixture of MDI isomers which has a low 2,4 isomer content. Errors and omissions excepted, the names of proprietary products are distinguished by initial capital letters. NTP (1986) Toxicology and carcinogenesis studies of commercial grade 2,4(80%)- and 2,6(20%)-toluene diisocyanate in F344/N rats and B6C3F1 mice (gavage studies). Average mass 250.252 Da. The Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC) was established in 1995 by UNEP, ILO, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, WHO, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (Participating Organizations), following recommendations made by the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development to strengthen cooperation and increase coordination in the field of chemical safety. The EU Risk assessment for methylenediphenyl diisocyanate has not yet been peer reviewed or published. Caspers N, Hamburger B, Kanne R, Klebert W (1986) Ecotoxicity of toluenediisocyanate (TDI), diphenylmethanediisocyanate (MDI), toluenediamine (TDA), diphenylmethanediamine (MDA). This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution. Under such heterogeneous conditions, the disappearance of PMDI shows zero-order kinetics. Since the first study found high mortality, probably due to the use of very young animals, another 13-week study was conducted at actual mean concentrations of 0.35, 1.4, and 7.2 mg/m3 (Reuzel et al., 1994a). Toluene diisocyanate (TDI) and methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) are highly reactive materials used on a large scale in the production of polyurethanes. Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry, University of Georgia, 140 Cedar Street, Athens, Georgia, USA The detection limit of MDI with UV detection was 0.50.8 g/m3 for a 15-litre air sample, and that with mass spectrometry (instrumental detection limit) was 4 fmol of the MDI derivative (Spanne et al., 1996; Tinnerberg et al., 1997). Nakata M (1983) Test report on fish toxicity of polymethylene polyphenyl polyisocyanate: internal communication. The most commonly used DIs include 4,4-methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI, CAS 101-68-8), toluene diisocyanate (TDI, mainly used as a mixture of 2,4-TDI and 2,6-TDI isomers CAS 26471-62-5), hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI, CAS 822-06-0) and isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI, CAS 4098-71-9). The MMAD of the aerosol was 1.1 m. Herbold B, Haas P, Seel K, Walber U (1998) Studies on the effect of the solvents dimethylsulfoxide and ethyleneglycoldimethylether on the mutagenicity of four types of diisocyanates in the Salmonella/microsome test. Aerosol inhalation. If moisture is present in the mixture (Figure 4), then the isocyanate will react with this water to form an unstable carbamic acid which then decomposes to form urea and carbon dioxide gas thus resulting in foaming. Risks to human health and the environment will vary considerably depending upon the type and extent of exposure. June 1993. Hay que sealar que el documento de la UE es todava un borrador pendiente de aprobacin y que la informacin que presenta en las secciones relativas al medio ambiente se basa fundamentalmente en estudios no publicados. 1st Source Research, 617 Hutton St., Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, c https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-022-02929-3. Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: Sorry, a shareable link is not currently available for this article. hb```"T~g`0p0$ FBgb.0h40t !GL A1CC*| It has a CASRN of 9016-87-9. D \3 d3@m m y\AI HB(! cIG9O I@RiTe6OTjU:VWU In 4,4-MDI, the two isocyanate groups are equivalent but in 2,4-MDI the two groups display highly differing reactivities. The reaction proceeds in two distinct steps, converting one isocyanate group at a time. 4,4'-Methylenediphenylene diis. 10491058 (IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of the Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Humans, Vol. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS Spirometric measurements (e.g., FEV1) were made on 94 workers at the fifth year over the work shift, on Monday morning after a weekend of no exposure, and after 2-week vacations. water, alcohols, and amines) are of significant industrial importance, particularly for the development of novel polyurethanes and other useful polymers. In the air, half of the TDI and MDI will be removed in less than a day. The specific humoral immune response can be IgE as well as IgG mediated, but many patients with sensitization to isocyanates have no demonstrative serum antibodies against the isocyanates. Buschmann J, Koch W, Fuhst R, Heinfich U (1996) Embryotoxicity study of monomeric 4,4-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) aerosol after inhalation exposure in Wistar rats. CICADs are concise documents that provide summaries of the relevant scientific information concerning the potential effects of chemicals upon human health and/or the environment. Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions, 11:11661171. We present very high-level ab initio computations on the HNCO + H2O re With one exception in which workers were previously exposed to concentrations of up to 0.9 mg/m3, all the collective exposed to concentrations of 0.05 mg/m3 or less was without symptoms. 347365 (IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of the Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Humans, Vol. Diisocyanates are well known dermal and inhalation sensitizers in the workplace and have been documented to cause asthma, lung damage, and in severe cases, fatal reactions. Dharmarajan V (1979) Occupational exposures to methylene bisphenylisocyanate (MDI): gaseous or aerosol? The blowing reaction (3), of isocyanates with water . A fine aerosol (mass median aerodynamic diameter of 250 nm) of pure methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) was produced (5-60 g m-3) using a laboratory generation system (n = 31 generation . In another NIOSH (1994b) report, nasal and eye irritation were the two most frequently reported symptoms after MDI exposure. +9 yb 04Z0 FHDAl)o"FAf2Y8e Ke4!B$U*E1F)J)\c'Bd.K!JC_h2M&3 @M0&s)^A: u-TJ1,n`ksn1gLhl.R}za:MtAv4f>Vs9Cq*L (1977), Pham et al. Table 2: Toxicity of MDI to terrestrial organisms.a. 4,4'-Diphenylmethane diisocyanate may be toxic by ingestion, inhalation, or skin absorption. In all tests summarized in this section, MDI was added to the test solution, and no concentration measurements were performed subsequently during exposure. British journal of industrial medicine, 42:94100. The available human evidence from cancer incidence and mortality studies of workers exposed to isocyanates is inadequate to describe the carcinogenic potential of polymeric or monomeric MDI. Body weights in males of the high-concentration group were significantly depressed through week 13. A satellite group of rats (10/sex/exposure level) was exposed Pseudo-first-order rate constants for the conversion of MDI were determined at 293 K and pH values between 4 and 9, and at temperatures between 283 and 303 K at pH 7. MDI is primarily used to make rigid polyurethane foams used as insulation for homes. TDI is chemically similar to MDI and presents similar hazard and exposure concerns, but is reportedly used in a different range of products. Eighteen employees of a single wood products plant using heated MDI in the manufacture of a synthetic wood product with lower respiratory tract symptoms were later confirmed to have occupational asthma after examination of the relationship between onset of symptoms, smoking behaviour, prior experience, and family history of respiratory disorder (Woellner et al., 1997). Musk et al. NIOSH (1994a) Letter from NIOSH to Jim Walter Resources, Inc. with a study report. After 21 days of exposure to the highest nominal concentration tested (10 mg/litre), PMDI had no effect on the reproduction rate of Daphnia magna (Caspers et al., 1986). Total world production of MDI and polymeric MDI is over 7.5 million tonnes per year (in 2017). Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 92(3):387396. Fundamental and applied toxicology, 32:96101. 4,4'-Methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) 101-68-8 30-70 SECTION 4: FIRST AID MEASURES EYE: H319 Causes serious eye irritation. (1994a), SPF Wistar rats (30 per sex per exposure level) were exposed, whole body, to PMDI (Desmodur 44V20 from Bayer AG, with monomeric MDI 52%, isocyanate content 30%) aerosol at 0, 4.1, 8.4, or 12.3 mg/m3 for 6 h per day, 5 days per week, for 13 weeks. [11] It is a potentially violently reactive material towards water and other nucleophiles. British journal of industrial medicine, 50:528536. The study provides evidence that MDI accumulation through the aquatic food chain is extremely unlikely, as might be expected considering the very low solubility and high reactivity of MDI in aqueous solution. PMDI is used to make rigid and flexible foam, foundry resin sand binders, and heat insulating material. A health study of the 78 workers in an iron and steel foundry in Vancouver, Canada, was carried out, and the results were compared with those found in 372 railway repair yard workers (Johnson et al., 1985). Of MDI and occupationally induced asthma MDA ) were detected ( Yakabe al.. 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