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To evaluate the risk that toluene diisocyanates (TDIs) pose to Canadians and the environment, the Canadian government carried out a screening assessment, a scientific examination.
In accordance with Canadian legislation, the risk presented by a chemical is calculated by taking into account both the substance's hazardous qualities (the potential to have a negative impact on human health or the environment) and the level of exposure to both humans and the environment. A material may have hazardous qualities, yet depending on the degree of exposure, the harm to human health or the environment may be minimal.
TDIs were found to be hazardous to human health but not to the environment at the exposure levels at the time of the evaluation as a result of the screening assessment.
Industrial chemicals called TDIs are employed in the production of certain goods. Approximately 86% of TDIs were utilized in the production of polyurethane foam at the time of the evaluation. Mattresses, pillows, packing, carpet underlay, and automobile and home furniture upholstery all employ polyurethane foam. Additionally, TDIs may be utilized in wire and powder coating, sealants, coatings, adhesives, certain alkyd paints (automotive and marine paint), wood varnish, and floor treatment. With few applications in food processing and packaging, TDIs were not anticipated to cause human exposure.
The evaluation found that the major way people may be exposed to TDIs while using commercially available non-foam products is through inhalation. Additionally, exposures may be increased near specific industrial operations that employ TDIs.Air was the primary medium for environmental releases from industrial activities. The level of TDI exposure to the environment was deemed to be minimal. Exposures now might differ from those at the time the evaluation was issued.
Carcinogenicity (the capacity to cause cancer) and respiratory effects (breathing issues) were, at the time of the evaluation, the major or "critical" impacts used to characterize the danger to human health from TDIs. TDIs have also been categorized for carcinogenicity by international organizations. For instance, TDIs were categorized by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" (Group 2B). TDIs have also been identified as respiratory and cutaneous sensitizers. Sensitization can have an impact on the skin or cause respiratory issues. TDIs were thought to have a negligible chance of having an ecological impact.
It was established that TDIs may constitute a danger to human health on the basis of a comparison between the levels at which individuals can be exposed to TDIs and the levels linked to health impacts. It is not anticipated that TDIs would linger in the environment for a long time or build up in living things. The conclusion that TDIs are unlikely to affect the environment was reached after careful consideration of all the available data.
published the suggested Risk Management Approach for Toluene Diisocyanates (TDIs). The strategy was centered on addressing the vulnerabilities noted in the evaluation, particularly commercial TDI leaks from foam manufacturing. The Government takes action to lessen or manage the hazards related to the drug in accordance with the methodology.
