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'''Polymer fume fever''' or '''fluoropolymer fever''', also informally called '''Teflon flu''', is an inhalation fever caused by the fumes released when [[Polytetrafluoroethylene]] (PTFE, known under the trade |
'''Polymer fume fever''' or '''fluoropolymer fever''', also informally called '''Teflon flu''', is an inhalation fever caused by the fumes released when [[Polytetrafluoroethylene]] (PTFE, known under the trade name [[Teflon]]) is heated to between 300 °C and 450 °C. When PTFE is heated above 450 °C the [[pyrolysis]] products are different and inhalation may cause acute lung injury. Symptoms are flu-like (chills, headaches and fevers) with chest tightness and mild cough. Onset occurs about 4 to 8 hours after exposure to the [[pyrolysis]] products of PTFE. [[Medical sign|Signs]]: [[leukocytosis]]; normal chest x-ray. |
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The polymer fumes are especially harmful to certain birds whose breathing, optimized for rapidity, allows toxins which are excluded by human lungs. Fumes from Teflon in very high heat are fatal to parrots <ref>Athan, Mattie Sue, ''Guide to a Well-Behaved Parrot'', p. 126, Barron's Educational Service'', 1993, ISBN 0-8120-4996-9</ref>, and as well as some other birds. (PTFE Toxicosis, [http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=15&cat=18&articleid=2874].) |
The polymer fumes are especially harmful to certain birds whose breathing, optimized for rapidity, allows toxins which are excluded by human lungs. Fumes from Teflon in very high heat are fatal to parrots <ref>Athan, Mattie Sue, ''Guide to a Well-Behaved Parrot'', p. 126, Barron's Educational Service'', 1993, ISBN 0-8120-4996-9</ref>, and as well as some other birds. (PTFE Toxicosis, [http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=15&cat=18&articleid=2874].) |
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Revision as of 09:13, 6 July 2010
Polymer fume fever or fluoropolymer fever, also informally called Teflon flu, is an inhalation fever caused by the fumes released when Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE, known under the trade name Teflon) is heated to between 300 °C and 450 °C. When PTFE is heated above 450 °C the pyrolysis products are different and inhalation may cause acute lung injury. Symptoms are flu-like (chills, headaches and fevers) with chest tightness and mild cough. Onset occurs about 4 to 8 hours after exposure to the pyrolysis products of PTFE. Signs: leukocytosis; normal chest x-ray.
The polymer fumes are especially harmful to certain birds whose breathing, optimized for rapidity, allows toxins which are excluded by human lungs. Fumes from Teflon in very high heat are fatal to parrots [1], and as well as some other birds. (PTFE Toxicosis, [1].)
See also
References
- ^ Athan, Mattie Sue, Guide to a Well-Behaved Parrot, p. 126, Barron's Educational Service, 1993, ISBN 0-8120-4996-9
External links
- PMID 8272977 - Polymer fume fever and other fluorocarbon pyrolysis-related syndromes.
- "Can Teflon make you sick?", Medical News Today
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