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Acrylic acid

CAS Number: 79-10-7

SERIOUS
health hazard

MODERATE
health hazard

FEW OR NO
health hazards

0 79
80 89
90 100
71

Sources of exposure:

Personal care
Cleaning products and household care
industrial uses

Description:

Acrylic acid is an unsaturated carboxylic acid. It is used in personal care products as a conditioning agent and artifical nail builder. It's primarily used as a chemical intermediate to produce plastics, coatings, adhesives, and superabsorbent polymers.

Health concerns:

Reproductive Toxicity

May alter hormone function and harm reproduction.

Genotoxicity

May cause mutations or damage DNA in cells.

Organ System Toxicity

May cause organ damage and disease.

Respiratory Toxicity & Asthmagens

May damage the lungs or trigger asthma.

Irritant

May cause skin, eye, or respiratory irritation.

Ecotoxicity

May be toxic to ecosystems and wildlife.

References

  1. US Environmental Protection Agency. Cheminformatics Modules, Computational Toxicology and Exposure Informatics (CompTox).
  2. California Department of Public Health. California Safe Cosmetics Reportable Ingredients List.

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