Long-term inhalation of glass wool is harmful to body. Glass wool is made of glass fibers. If the glass fibers are deposited in the lungs, serious harm will be caused to people's lungs, so attention should be paid on protection from it.Work should wear special gauze masks when working.Thank you!
We are glad to answer your questions.1 Glass wool damages human health 1 Lots of glass fibers float out during the construction or after the aluminium foil is damaged.The glass fibers may cause serious damage to air quality and human health. According to the lung biopsy for workers who contact glass fiber, there are dust-cell focus, mild hyperplasia of collagen, lung cancer and lung abscess in the lung tissue.People who contact glass fibers may suffer from conjunctivitis and keratitis which will develope into corneal opacity and local abscess when the situation worsens.When the fiber diameter and the length is similiar, the glass fiber can also produce similar toxicity and carcinogenicity with asbestos.2 it is not environmentally friendly and is forbidden to be used in the Olympic venues.In view of the environmental factors, Ministry of Construction and the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau released the relevant documents to regulate the use of glass wool.In line with environmental protection, International Olympic Committee prohibit the use of glass wool in Sydney Olympics and Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.3 it dose not save energy.The aluminum foil covering the glass wool breaks easily. Besides, glass wool has an open cell structure. once it is damaged, water vapor will enter and the wet resistance factor is 0, which means that the insulation effect is reduced, energy is wasted and operating costs increases.
It may cause great harm to eyes and mucosa. Workers who are exposed to glass fiber for a long time may contract contact dermatitis, but some workers can gradually endure it, which is known as "hardening phenomenon".The degree of skin damage depends on fiber diameter and roughness of surface. For now it is widely recognized that only when the diameter exceeds 5μm, the fibre will be obviously irritative.Few workers who contact glass fiber and rock wool have skin allergies, but so far these fibers have not been confirmed to be sensitinogen.
Glass fiber is an organic material, so it will not do harm to people under general circumstances. However, because it is organic, the glass fiber contains substances that are harmful to people. Therefore attention should be paid to safety when using it.
