Ensuring air quality in the work area when forming polyamide threads

Abstract

The relevance of research on pollutant discharges of low molecular weight compounds (LMWC) of caprolactam and its oligomers is explained by an increased incidence of respiratory diseases among polyamide thread-forming operators with an almost fourfold excess of MPC. The work is aimed to ensure air quality in the work area of thread-forming operators, and, consequently, to create better working conditions and reduce the incidence rate of workers. To comply with the EU standard for caprolactam (cl) aerosol concentrations in the work area air (5 mg/m3) will be an important task.