What are the hazards of paint to the human body

Paint is a kind of coating that we often use in our daily life, especially when decorating houses. No matter what kind of paint it is, it can beautify our living environment while also causing serious harm to our body. So when using paint in daily life, we must also prevent the harm of paint to our body and make the best use of its strengths while avoiding its weaknesses. Let's take a look at the harm of paint to the human body.

Hazardous substances in paints and coatings

1. Paint. Benzene compounds mainly evaporate from paints. Benzene, toluene and xylene are indispensable solvents in paints.

2. Additives and thinners for various paints and coatings. Benzene exists in large quantities in the organic solvents of various building and decoration materials. For example, the thinner commonly known as thinner in decoration, the main components of which are benzene, toluene and xylene.

3. Various adhesives. In particular, solvent-based adhesives still have a certain market in the decoration industry, and most of the solvents used are toluene, which contains more than 30% benzene. However, due to price, solubility, adhesion and other reasons, they are still used by some companies. The sofas purchased by some families release a large amount of benzene, mainly because adhesives with high benzene content are used in production.

4. Waterproof material. In particular, some waterproof coatings made with raw powder and thinner, when tested 15 hours after operation, the benzene content in the indoor air exceeded the maximum concentration allowed by the country by 14.7 times.

5. Some low-grade and counterfeit paints are also important reasons for excessive benzene content in indoor air.

The harm of harmful substances in paints and coatings to human body

1. Chronic benzene poisoning: benzene is irritating to the skin, eyes and upper respiratory tract.

2. Long-term inhalation of benzene can lead to aplastic anemia.

3. Women are more sensitive to the hazards of benzene and its homologues than men. Toluene and xylene also have certain effects on reproductive function.

4. Benzene can cause congenital defects in the fetus.

Through the above introduction, we now know the harm of paint to the human body. This is also something we need to pay attention to when decorating the house. Generally, after the house is decorated, environmental protection treatment must be done. In addition, when decorating, qualified or high-quality paint must be selected. This is especially important for environmental protection and our body.