What are the hazards of glass fiber to human body?
That is to say, there will not be immediate harm, but there will be a potential crisis for the body for a long time
Contact with glass fiber and other workers can suffer conjunctivitis and keratitis, severe corneal opacity and local abscess. From the patient's eyes, a fiber less than 3 m in diameter can be developed. Pathological examination of the eyeball showed that the proliferation of corneal epithelial cells and the increase of mucin content in the conjunctiva showed mechanical stimulation. Similar pathological changes were confirmed by animal experiments.
Glass fiber workers have contact dermatitis, but some workers can gradually tolerate, known as "sclerosis.". The extent of skin damage depends on fiber diameter and surface roughness. It is now accepted that fiber diameter exceeds 5 mu m, which has a significant stimulating effect. A small number of people exposed to glass fiber and rock wool have skin allergies, but so far they have not been proved to be allergens.
