|
Neil and Barker have said '...Toxicity: Relating as previously posted to the body's inability to efficiently and safely process particular substances.'
In essence what make a substance toxic is its composition and its duration of exposure and the body's resultant inability to deal with its use or passing.
There are at least 29 possible chemicals that most modelers are subjected to regularly. Each one is toxic to one degree or another.
Have you ever noticed a sheen on resin type kit pieces. This is probably a resin that has used formaldehyde in its manufacture. This material can absorb directly into the skin.
Even a cheap cardboard box with a small self contained desk fan and an old vacum cleaner hose can give you a functional and cheap paint booth. Model Railroaders are highly familiar with these concerns and we can take a page from their instruction books on safety in gratitude. Latex gloves and paper sanitary masks sold at any pharmacy will in the long run make modeling a safer endeavour.
Pop Quiz: How much ventilation is adequate?
|