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Triethylamine Health Hazards

Triethylamine is harmful to health.
Triethylamine is also a chemical substance. It is harmful to health.

Smell it, triethylamine has a strong irritating odor. When it enters the human respiratory tract, it can cause discomfort in the nose, pharynx and throat, such as itching, tingling, and can cause cough. If the inhalation amount is slightly higher, it can cause congestion and edema in the mucosa of the respiratory tract, which can lead to breathing difficulties. Asthma, chest tightness, and even chemical pneumonia, which can endanger life.

Contact with the skin can cause skin irritation. At first, the skin feels burning and itching, and the skin is red and swollen. If the contact time or concentration is high, it can cause skin ulceration, necrosis, difficult healing, and easy to leave scars.

Accidentally entering the eyes is especially harmful. It can instantly cause severe eye pain, rapid congestion and edema of the conjunctiva, vision is also affected, and vision is blurred. If not treated in time, it can cause corneal damage, and in serious cases, blindness.

Long-term exposure to an environment containing triethylamine also damages the nervous system. People often feel dizziness, headache, fatigue, memory loss, difficulty concentrating, and affect daily labor and life. It can even cause mental disorders, which are extremely harmful to physical and mental health.

Therefore, in places involving triethylamine, careful protection must be taken to avoid its harm to health.