Jan 05, 2016
Ti f f a n y S k o g s t r o m , M P HB o s t o n P u b l i c H e a l t h C o m m i s s i o nt s k o g s t r o m @ b p h c . o r g 6 1 7 - 5 3 4 - 2 6 6 7
Methacry-nomics
2008 average nail salon industry standard price for a full set of acrylic nails:
2008 average Vietnamese owned salon price for a full set of acrylic nails:
MMA EMA Deliberate mislabeling of products by
manufacturer and / or distributor
$52.25
$28.86costs $9 - $60 / galloncosts ≥ $200 / gallon
Common Boston Salon in the Summer with a Poor Ventilation System
Chemical
Average Daily Exposure (ADE):This is your exposure if you:
8 hrs / day6 days / week
Work as a nail technician for 8 years
Reference Concentration
(RfC) = Amount
Considered Safe
Hazard Quotient
(HQ)
EMAUsed
(n = 1)41.23 mg/m3
MMA Used(n =4)
9.12 mg/m3
0.3 mg/m3
(PPRTV)137
0.7mg/m3
(IRIS)
13
All air samples taken from Marty, Adam; Ethyl methacrylate and methyl methacrylate exposure among fingernail sculptors; University of South Florida; 2007; Thesis and Dissertations Paper 2278
A Salon That Uses EMA With a Good Ventilation System and Ventilated Tables that Exhaust
Outdoors
Chemical
Average Daily Exposure (ADE):This is your exposure if you:
8 hrs / day6 days / week
Work as a nail technician for 8 years
Reference Concentration
(RfC) = Amount
Considered Safe
Hazard Quotient
(HQ)
EMA(n = 6)
15 mg/m3
MMA(n = 6)
0.236 mg/m3
0.3 mg/m3
(PPRTV)
0.7mg/m3
(IRIS)
52
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All air samples taken from Marty, Adam; Ethyl methacrylate and methyl methacrylate exposure among fingernail sculptors; University of South Florida; 2007; Thesis and Dissertations Paper 2278
Nail technicians have an unacceptably high exposure to chemicals
EPA needs to revisit and revise toxicity values (especially EMA)
There are several other chemicals in the salon that could exacerbate health problems
In absence of a safer alternative chemical, ventilation and PPE must be provided
More needs to be done to protect the health of nail technicians and other vulnerable populations
Conclusions
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