File No: NA/505
Date: July 1997
NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS NOTIFICATION
AND ASSESSMENT SCHEME
FULL PUBLIC REPORT
2-Acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, ammonium salt
This Assessment has been compiled in accordance with the provisions of the
Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 (the Act), and
Regulations. This legislation is an Act of the Commonwealth of Australia. The
National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS) is
administered by Worksafe Australia which also conducts the occupational health &
safety assessment. The assessment of environmental hazard is conducted by the
Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories and the assessment of
public health is conducted by the Department of Health and Family Services.
For the purposes of subsection 78(1) of the Act, copies of this full public report may
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Director
Chemicals Notification and Assessment
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FULL PUBLIC REPORT
2-Acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, ammonium salt
1. APPLICANT
Lubrizol International Inc. of 28 River Street SILVERWATER NSW 2141 has
submitted a standard notification statement in support of their application for an
assessment certificate for `2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid,
ammonium salt'. No requests for exempt information were made by the notifier
and the assessment report for the notified chemical is published here in its
entirety.
2. IDENTITY OF THE CHEMICAL
Chemical Name: 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid,
ammonium salt
Chemical Abstracts Service
(CAS) Registry No.: 58374-69-9
Other Names: OS 114452
Ammonium AMPS?(50% aqueous solution)
OS 114454 (50% aqueous solution)
OS 87613M (50% aqueous solution)
Trade Name: LZ 2411
Molecular Formula: C7H13NO4.NH 3
Structural Formula:
CH NH CH2
H 2C C
C NH4
SO3
CH3 CH3
O
Molecular Weight: 224 (calculated)
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Methods of Detection ultraviolet/visible, infrared and nuclear magnetic
and Determination: resonance spectra were provided for the notified
chemical
Spectral Data: Major peaks were found in the infrared spectrum
at: 3 304, 1 656, 1 625, 1 548, 1 465, 1 410,
1 376, 1 210, 1 041, 1 107, 965, 915 cm-1
3. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
Appearance at 20癈
and 101.3 kPa: white powder
Melting Point: 191癈
[92/69/EEC A1 - Capillary Method (1)]
Boiling Point: not determined
Specific Gravity: 1.39 at 22癈
[92/69/EEC A3 - Pycnometer (1)]
7.4 x 10-12 kPa at 25癈
Vapour Pressure:
[92/69/EEC A4 - Vapour Pressure Balance (1)]
Water Solubility: > 761 g/L at 25癈
[92/69/EEC A6 - Shake flask (1)]
Partition Co-efficient log P ow = -3.41 at 22癈
(n-octanol/water): [92/69/EEC A8 - Shake flask (1)]
Hydrolysis as a Function
of pH: not determined - see comments below
Adsorption/Desorption: Soil Adsorption coefficient < 58.9
Log 10 KOC < 1.77
[draft German HPLC Screening Method (2)]
Dissociation Constant: not determined - see comments below
Surface Activity: 65.8 mN/m at 18.5癈 and 1 g/L
[92/69/EEC A5 (1)]
Fat Solubility: < 0.5 mg/100 g fat at 37.0癈
[84/449/EEC A7 - Flask shaking (1)]
Flash Point: not determined
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Flammability Limits: not highly flammable
Autoignition Temperature: > 191癈
Explosive Properties: nil
Reactivity/Stability: non oxidising, contains no oxidising groups
Comments on Physico-Chemical Properties
Tests were performed according to EEC/OECD test guidelines at facilities
complying with OECD Principles of Good Laboratory Practice. The physical and
chemical data are for the pure notified chemical (OS 114452).
Vapour pressure was determined using a vapour pressure balance with
measurements being made at several temperatures and linear regression
analysis used to calculate it at 25癈.
Hydrolysis testing was not performed. However, the notifier supplied test results
for a similar material, 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, sodium salt (the
notified chemical is the ammonium salt).
pH Temperature % Hydrolysed At time
12 50癈 < 10% 7 days
12 80癈 50% 5 days
Hydrolysis results for the parent acid, 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid are
as follows:
pH Temperature % Hydrolysed At time
1 50癈 < 1% 7 days
1 80癈 50 % 7 days
Based on these results, and considering the notified chemical's structure,
hydrolysis under environmental conditions is expected to be extremely slow, ie in
the order of years.
The soil adsorption coefficient indicates that the notified chemical will be highly
mobile in soils (3). This is consistent with its high water solubility. The notified
chemical is an ammonium salt of a sulphonic acid, and as such is expected to
remain highly ionised in the environment.
The notified chemical is not expected to be surface active. By definition, a chemical
has surface activity when the surface tension is less than 60 mN/m (1).
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4. PURITY OF THE CHEMICAL
Degree of Purity: 95-100%
Toxic or Hazardous
Impurities: none
Non-hazardous Impurities: impurities were determined for the parent acid
form of the notified chemical
Name CAS Number Weight
2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1,3-propane-
disulfonic acid, ammonium salt -- 0.5 -1.5%
2-propenamide 79-06-1 846 ppm
2-propenenitrile 107-13-1 436 ppm
N-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-2-propenamide 107-58-4 2138 ppm
2-methyl-2-propene-1-sulfonic acid 3934-16-5 26.3 ppm
2-methylene-1,3-propanedisulfonic acid 1561-93-9 135 ppm
Additives/Adjuvants:
Name CAS Number Weight
4-methoxyphenol 150-76-5 424 ppm
5. USE, VOLUME AND FORMULATION
2-Acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, ammonium salt will not be
manufactured in Australia but will be imported as a 50% aqueous solution for
incorporation into polymers. These polymers are expected to be used mainly in
the paints and adhesive industries.
In a typical polymer, the notified chemical will be at a concentration of
approximately 5% by weight. It would be polymerised with other monomers such
as ethyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, vinyl acetate, ethylene, styrene and/or butadiene.
The resulting polymers will be used at a concentration of about 30% in paints or
other coatings. The notified chemical will therefore be present as a polymer
component at a concentration of approximately 1.5%.
Polymers containing 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, ammonium salt
are said by the notifier to have better mechanical stability, and to better stabilise the
paint emulsion.
Overall import volume is expected by the notifier to increase progressively from
5 tonnes in the first year to 50 tonnes in the fifth year of imports.
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6. OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE
The notified chemical will be imported as a 50% aqueous solution. Transport of
the chemical to industrial sites for paint or other polymer formation, is expected to
be by truck or rail contained in drums or tank car. Transport workers may be
dermally exposed to the notified chemical while transferring the notified chemical
between bulk containers. During the first year of sales, transport is expected to be
in smaller drum quantities, which will minimise exposure for transport workers.
In a typical application, acrylic monomers and the notified chemical are mixed
together to give the desired latex and polymerisation is initiated. 2-acrylamido-2-
methylpropanesulfonic acid, ammonium salt would typically represent
approximately 5% by weight of the total monomers used. The notifier states that,
production of the latex is expected by to be a highly automated process utilising
appropriate engineering controls and trained personnel. However the notifier
states that they have no control over the processes employed by clients who
purchase the notified chemical for industrial coatings manufacture. The
polymerisation would typically involve up to four workers per shift, 8 hours per shift.
The principal routes of exposure will be via the skin and inhalation during these
processes.
Workers in paint and other surface coatings manufacturing industries may be
exposed to the notified chemical via dermal and inhalation routes when workers
prepare the polymer products. In a typical polymer, the notified chemical would be
present at approximately 5% by weight. The resulting polymer, at about 30%
concentration, is used to make up paints or other coatings where the notified
chemical will be present as a component at approximately 1.5%.
There is also the potential for dermal, inhalational and ocular exposure to the
notified chemical in the form of residual monomer in polymers. This may occur
when professional painters and coating users apply the paint product using spray,
brush or roller equipment. Should contact occur during mixing or application, the
paint is likely to remain on the skin for some time, hence prolonging exposure.
7. PUBLIC EXPOSURE
The notified chemical will be distributed to customers in drums or tank cars by
either truck or rail, and as such, no public exposure to the notified chemical is
expected to occur during its distribution.
The notifier has stated that although they are not aware of details relating to the
manufacture of polymers, paints and adhesives they anticipate that appropriate
measures will be used to reduce the potential for public exposure to the notified
chemical. Such measures would include, but not be limited to, catch pans,
automated processes and the use of appropriate waste handling procedures.
Disposal of any waste notified chemical will be by incineration. It is anticipated that
any spillage will be appropriately bunded and disposed of. Disposal of the notified
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chemical is not expected to result in significant public exposure.
Although the public may come into contact with paints and adhesives containing
the notified chemical, given its low concentration in such end use products,
exposure levels would be low.
8. ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE
Release
The process by which the notified chemical is polymerised with other monomers
is claimed to be highly automated, using appropriate engineering controls. As
such, any release during the processing is expected to be properly contained.
Water will be used to clean any equipment, such as transfer lines, after use. Any
wastes from this process, including wash waters, will be disposed of to either
licensed facilities on-site, or to a contract waste water treatment facility. The
notifier did not give an indication of the expected volume of monomer to be
disposed of in this way. However, due to the highly automated process, it is
expected that losses through this route will be small.
The monomer will be supplied to various industrial customers. Polymers,
manufactured using the notified chemical at levels up to 5%, are expected to have
residual levels of the monomer at less than 0.1%. The notifier claims that these
polymers are stable and not expected to decompose or depolymerise to release
the monomer under normal conditions. Thus exposure from the use of paints and
other products containing a polymer manufactured with the notified chemical under
normal conditions of use is minimal.
Fate
The majority of the notified chemical will be incorporated into polymers that will be
used in the manufacture of paints and coatings. As such, the fate of the monomer
is tied to the fate of the polymer, and thus the paint or coatings product. Generally,
paints and coatings cross-link upon curing, resulting in the monomer becoming
part of a solid polymer matrix. As part of a polymerised coat, no hydrolysis,
movement, biodegradation or bioaccumulation of the polymer is expected.
Incineration of the monomer is expected to produce water, and oxides of carbon,
nitrogen and sulphur. Any chips and flakes of the cured paint or coating that occur
(due to stone chips, accidents, wear and tear, etc) will be inert, diffuse and form
part of the soil or sediments.
Losses through polymer manufacture will be sent to a waste water treatment
process. Here the notified chemical is not expected to bind to the soil or organic
fraction of the sludge. It is expected to remain in the aquatic compartment,
entering the environment in the liquid effluent discharged from the plant.
The notified chemical (as a 50% aqueous solution) was evaluated to be not readily
biodegradable in the OECD 301B CO2 Evolution (Modified Sturm) Test (4). At the
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end of the 28 day test period, the notified chemical gave a degradation level of
3.22%. The chemical was found to be non-toxic to the microbial populations in the
inoculum, which is consistent with the findings of the separate study, the activated
sludge inhibition test (see the Environmental Effects section below).
The chemical's high water solubility (> 761 mg/L), resistance to hydrolysis,
expected high degree of ionisation and low log partition coefficient (-3.41) all
indicate that it should not bioaccumulate (5).
9. EVALUATION OF TOXICOLOGICAL DATA
Toxicity tests were carried out on a number of forms of the notified chemical, as
indicated below:
9.1 Acute Toxicity
Test Material Test Species Outcome Reference
OS 87613M acute oral rat LD 50 > 5 000 mg/kg (6)
(50% aqueous toxicity
solution)
OS 114454 acute rat LD 50 > 2 000 mg/kg (7)
(50% aqueous dermal
solution) toxicity
OS 114452 skin irritation rabbit non-irritant (8)
(notified chemical)
OS 114452 eye irritation rabbit slight irritant (9)
(notified chemical)
OS 114454 skin guinea non-sensitising (10)
(50% aqueous sensitisatio pig
solution) n
9.1.1 Oral Toxicity (6)
rat/Crl:CD .BR (albino)
Species/strain:
Number/sex of animals: 5/sex
Observation period: 14 days
Test material: OS 87613M (50% aqueous solution)
Method of administration: gastric intubation
Clinical observations: diarrhoea in 3 rats on the day of dosing only
Mortality: nil
Morphological findings: no test related gross findings
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Test method: similar to OECD guidelines (4)
LD 50: > 5 000 mg/kg
Result: the notified chemical was of very low acute
toxicity in a limit test in rats
9.1.2 Dermal Toxicity (7)
Species/strain: rabbit/New Zealand White
Number/sex of animals: 5/sex
Observation period: 14 days
Test material: OS 87613M (50% aqueous solution)
Method of administration: single dose (2 000 mg/kg) applied to a
clipped area of skin, covered with gauze
patch and secured with non irritating tape;
dressing was removed and wiped with
deionised water at 24 hours
Clinical observations: some local irritation was noted at the
application site; all animals gained weight
over period, no other test related clinical
findings
Mortality: nil
Morphological findings: two animals with red lungs at autopsy; this
result was not obviously test related
Test method: according to OECD guidelines (4)
LD 50: > 2 000 mg/kg
Result: the notified chemical was of low acute
dermal toxicity in rabbits
9.1.3 Inhalation Toxicity
Not performed.
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9.1.4 Skin Irritation (8)
Species/strain: rabbit/New Zealand White
Number/sex of animals: 3/sex
Observation period: 3 days
Test material: OS 114452 (notified chemical)
Method of administration: 0.5 g single dose applied to a clipped area of
skin, moistened with 0.2 mL deionised water,
covered with gauze patch, over-wrapped with
gauze binder, and secured with tape;
dressing was removed and site wiped with
tepid tap water at 4 hours
Draize scores (11): all erythema and oedema scores from 1 day
after treatment were zero
Test method: similar to OECD guidelines (4)
Result: the notified chemical was not a skin irritant in
rabbits
9.1.5 Eye Irritation (9)
Species/strain: rabbit/New Zealand White
Number/sex of animals: 3/sex
Observation period: 3 days
Test material: OS 114452 (notified chemical)
Method of administration: single 32 mg dose instilled into lower
conjunctival sac of right eye, left eye used as
control
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Draize scores (11) of unirrigated eyes:
Time after instillation
Animal 1 day 2 days 3 days 4 days 7 days
ra cb dc ra cb dc ra cb dc ra cb dc ra cb dc
Conjunctiv
a
1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1
see Attachment 1 for Draize scales
a b
chemosis c discharge
redness
All corneal and iridial scores were zero at all times
Test method: according to OECD guidelines (4)
Result: the notified chemical is a slight eye irritant
when tested in rabbits
9.1.6 Skin Sensitisation (10)
Species/strain: guinea pig/Dunkin-Hartley strain
Number of animals: 15 males; 5 control, 10 test
Test material: OS 114454 (50% aqueous solution)
Induction procedure: Day 1: 3 pairs of intradermal injections:
- 0.1 mL Freunds Complete Adjuvant
(FCA): bi-distilled water (1:1 (v/v))
- 0.1 mL of 20% concentration of test
material in water
- 0.1 mL of 20% concentration of test
material in FCA:saline (1:1 (v/v))
Day 7: occluded application of 20%
concentration of test material in
distilled water for 48 hours
Challenge procedure: Day 14: occluded application of 10% and 5%
solution of test material in distilled
water for 24 hours
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Challenge outcome:
Test animals Control animals
Challenge
concentratio 24 hours* 48 hours* 24 hours 48 hours
n
5% 0/10** 0/10 1/5 1/5
10% 1/10 1/10 0/5 0/5
* time after patch removal
** number of animals exhibiting positive response
Test method: according to OECD guidelines (4)
Result: the notified chemical shows minimal
potential for skin sensitisation in guinea pigs
9.2 Repeated Dose Toxicity (12)
rat/Sprague-Dawley Crl:CD.(SD)BR
Species/strain:
Number/sex of animals: 40/sex; Group 1: 10/sex
Group 2: 5/sex
Group 3: 5/sex
Group 4: 10/sex
Group 5: 10/sex
Test material: OS 114454 (50% aqueous solution)
Method of administration: oral gavage
Dose/Study duration: the test material was administered daily for a
period of 28 days:
Group 1: 0 mg/kg/day
Group 2: 50 mg/kg/day
Group 3: 150 mg/kg/day
Group 4: 400 mg/kg/day
Group 5: 1 000 mg/kg/day
5 animals/sex were maintained from Groups
1, 4 and 5 were maintained for an additional
2 week treatment-free period before sacrifice
Clinical observations: possible adverse signs (lethargy, watery
stool, decreased faecal volume) in 1 male for
first week in high dose group (1 000 mg/kg),
recovered by end of week 2, no other
treatment related observations
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Clinical
chemistry/Haematology no treatment related findings
Histopathology: no treatment related findings
Test method: according to OECD guidelines (4)
Result: the notified chemical has very low toxicity
when administered to rats daily for a period
of 28 days
9.3 Genotoxicity
9.3.1 Salmonella typhimurium Reverse Mutation Assay (13)
Strains: S. typhimurium TA 98, TA 100, TA 1535,
TA 1537
Test material: OS 61349H (parent acid)
Concentration range: 0.015, 0.05, 0.15, 0.5, 1.5, 5 mg/plate with
and without S9 mix
Test method: according to OECD guidelines (4)
Result: the notified chemical is non-mutagenic in this
system at all concentrations tested
9.3.2 Micronucleus Assay in the Bone Marrow Cells of the Mouse (14)
Species/strain: mice/albino Crl:CD-1 (ICR)BR
Number and sex of animals: 60/sex
Test material: OS 114454 (notified chemical)
Doses: 175, 875, 1 750 mg/kg
Method of administration: single intraperitoneal injection
Test method: according to OECD guidelines (4)
Result: the notified chemical was non-clastogenic at
all doses tested
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9.4 Overall Assessment of Toxicological Data
Aqueous solutions containing 50% of the notified chemical exhibited low
acute oral and dermal toxicity in rats (LD50 > 5 000 mg/kg, and 2 000 mg/kg
respectively). Inhalational toxicity studies were not carried out. The notified
chemical was non-irritant to rabbit skin and a slight eye irritant in rabbits. A
50% aqueous solution of the notified chemical showed minimal
sensitisation potential when tested in guinea pigs.
A repeat dose 28 day oral toxicity study carried out in rats with a 50%
aqueous solution of the notified chemical indicated no treatment related
toxic effects.
The parent acid of the notified chemical did not induce a mutagenic
response in bacteria and no clastogenicity was observed when a 50%
solution of the notified chemical was tested in albino mice cells in vitro.
Based on the toxicological studies carried out on the notified chemical, a
50% aqueous solution of the notified chemical and the parent acid, 2-
acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, ammonium salt would not be
classified as hazardous according to the Approved Criteria for Classifying
Hazardous Substances (15).
10. ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
The following ecotoxicity studies have been supplied by the notifier. They have
been performed on the notified chemical as a 50% aqueous solution (OS 114454),
as imported into Australia. The tests were carried out to OECD Test Methods (4) at
facilities complying with UK Principles of Good Laboratory Practice.
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Test Species Results (Nominal )
Acute Toxicity Fathead Minnow 96 hour NOEC = 640 mg/L
(Semi-static) (Pimephales 96 hour LC50 = 1 400 mg/L
[OECD TG 203 (4)] promelas)
Acute Immobilisation Water Flea 48 hour NOEC = 640 mg/L
(Static) (Daphnia magna) 48 hour EC50 = 1 200 mg/L
[OECD TG 202 (4)]
Chronic Toxicity Water Flea Immobilisation (P1)
(Reproduction/ (Daphnia magna) 21 day EC50 = 680 mg/L
Reproduction*
Life-cycle)
(Semi-static) 21 day NOEC = 380 mg/L
[OECD TG 202 (4)] 21 day EC50 > 380 mg/L
96 hour NOEC 2 000 mg/L
Growth Inhibition Algae
[OECD TG 201 (4)] (Selenastrum 96 hour E bC50 > 2 000 mg/L
capricornutum) 0-24 hour E礐50 > 2 000 mg/L
Respiration Inhibition Aerobic Waste Water 3 hour EC 50 > 10 000 mg/L
[OECD TG 209 (4)] Bacteria
(Activated Sludge)
All results are expressed in terms of nominal concentrations as analytical concentrations
closely followed the nominal concentrations. In the fish toxicity test measured concentrations
ranged from 100-103% of nominal at 0 hours, 99-105% at 24 hours and 101-103% of nominal
at 96 hours. In the water flea acute toxicity test the measured concentrations ranged 93-98%
and 95-100% of nominal at 0 hours and 48 hours, respectively. In the water flea chronic
toxicity test, measured concentrations were shown to be near nominal except for the 12 mg/L
test group on days 16 and 21 which showed measured concentrations of 218 and 214% of
nominal respectively. Measured concentrations were 96-97% of nominal at 0 hours and 100-
102% of nominal at 96 hours in the algae growth inhibition test.
Animals were exposed to the test media with daily batchwise renewal.
* The 21 day EC50 (reproduction) is considered to lie between 380 and 1 200 mg/L, given that
on days 14 and 21, at the test concentration of 380 mg/L, there were no significant
differences in terms of the number of young produced per adult when compared to the
control. Statistical analysis for the 1 200 mg/L test group could not be carried out for days 14
and 21 as those surviving adults reaching maturity were observed to produce no offspring and
were all eliminated by day 16 of the study. The total number of young produced over the 21
days for the 380 mg/L test concentration was observed to be 88% of the total number of
young produced by the control.
The ecotoxicity data for the notified chemical indicate that the notified chemical (in
its imported form as a 50% aqueous solution) is practically non-toxic to fish, water
fleas and algae. No inhibition of microbial activity was seen in the study for the
3 hour contact time.
11. ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD
The environmental hazard from the notified chemical is rated as low. The majority
of the monomer will be used in polymer manufacture. Residual levels of the
monomer are expected to be present in the polymer at low levels (< 0.1%). Once
the monomer is incorporated into the polymer, the properties and toxicity will
change to reflect that of the polymer. Therefore, further environmental hazard can
not be determined.
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Aquatic exposure to the notified chemical is likely to occur through the release of
effluent from the waste water treatment plants. However, due to the automated
processes involved in polymer formulation, losses through this route are expected
to be small. Also, the notified chemical should only be present in the effluent at
very low concentrations due to dilution factors. It was shown that the notified
chemical is practically non-toxic to aquatic species. The environmental hazard
through this disposal is predicted to be low.
The only other sources of environmental contamination are from accidental spills
and disposal of packaging. The Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) is adequate to
limit environmental exposure and therefore limit the environmental effects.
12. ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
EFFECTS
2-Acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, ammonium salt is very water soluble
with low molecular weight and likely to be highly chemically reactive through its
acrylic moiety, which is active in the polymerisation reaction. Its physical properties
are likely to aid in uptake through the skin or eyes if accidentally contacted.
Waterside, warehouse and transport workers are unlikely to be exposed to the
notified chemical under normal circumstances, although some dermal contact
may occur when the notified chemical is transferred between bulk containers.
Should exposure occur in the event of an accident, results of toxicity studies
provided by the notifier suggest that there would not be significant hazard to
workers acutely exposed in such an incident.
The occupational health risk posed to workers who will be involoved in polymer
manufacture is low. Exposure to the notified chemical is expected to be minimal,
as the notifier states that polymer manufacturing processes will be highly
automated. In addition, the toxicological hazard is low, based on the results of
tests provided by the notifier.
The occupational health risk posed to workers in paint and other surface coatings
manufacturing industries is also low, as the notified chemical will be present as a
polymer component at a concentration of approximately 1.5%. As the notified
chemical will be part of the polymer structure, it is not expected to be bioavailable
in this form.
There is potential for dermal, inhalational and ocular exposure to the notified
chemical in the form of residual monomers in polymers. Professional painters
and coating users may be exposed when applying paint products using spray,
brush or roller equipment. Should contact occur during mixing or application, the
paint is likely to remain on the skin for some time, hence prolonging exposure.
There may be significant worker contact in this way, however, the notified chemical
should be almost completely reacted into the polymer and is unlikely to be
bioavailable.
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The results of toxicological tests supplied by the notifier suggest no significant
hazardous properties for the notified chemical. However substituted acrylamides
have been shown in long range tests to possess neurotoxic and carcinogenic
properties which may not be detected in the range of tests presently conducted
(16). Workers who may be potentially exposed repeatedly over a long period
should be careful to wear protective clothing and maintain good ventilation in the
working environment to minimise the possibility of chronic exposure.
The public is not expected to be exposed to the notified chemical during the
manufacture of polymers, paints and adhesives. Given its low concentration in
such products, it is unlikely to constitute a hazard to public health.
13. RECOMMENDATIONS
To minimise occupational exposure to 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic
acid, ammonium salt the following guidelines and precautions should be
observed:
? It is good work practice to wear industrial clothing which conforms to the
specifications detailed in Australian Standard (AS) 2919 (17) and occupational
footwear which conforms to Australian and New Zealand Standard (AS/NZS)
2210 (18) to minimise exposure when handling any industrial chemical;
? Spillage of the notified chemical should be avoided, spillages should be
cleaned up promptly and put into containers for disposal;
? Good personal hygiene should be practised to minimise the potential for
ingestion;
? A copy of the MSDS should be easily accessible to employees.
14. MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
The MSDS for the notified chemical was provided in accordance with the National
Code of Practice for the Preparation of Material Safety Data Sheets (19).
This MSDS was provided by the applicant as part of the notification statement. It is
reproduced here as a matter of public record. The accuracy of this information
remains the responsibility of the applicant.
15. REQUIREMENTS FOR SECONDARY NOTIFICATION
Under the Act, secondary notification of the notified chemical shall be required if
any of the circumstances stipulated under subsection 64(2) of the Act arise. No
other specific conditions are prescribed.
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16. REFERENCES
1. European Economic Community (EEC) 1992, 'Methods for the
Determination of Physico-Chemical Properties', in EEC Directive 92/69,
Annex V, Part A, EEC Publication No. L383, EEC.
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Attachment 1
The Draize Scale for evaluation of skin reactions is as follows:
Erythema Formation Rating Oedema Formation Rating
No erythema 0 No oedema 0
Very slight erythema (barely 1 Very slight oedema (barely 1
perceptible) perceptible)
Well-defined erythema 2 Slight oedema (edges of area well- 2
defined by definite raising
Moderate to severe erythema 3 Moderate oedema (raised approx. 1 3
mm)
Severe erythema (beet redness) 4 Severe oedema (raised more than 1 4
mm and extending beyond area of
exposure)
The Draize scale for evaluation of eye reactions is as follows:
CORNEA
Opacity Rating Area of Cornea involved Rating
No opacity 0 none 25% or less (not zero) 1
Diffuse area, details of iris clearly 1 slight 25% to 50% 2
visible
Easily visible translucent areas, 2 mild 50% to 75% 3
details of iris slightly obscure
Opalescent areas, no details of iris 3 Greater than 75% 4
visible, size of pupil barely moderate
discernible
Opaque, iris invisible 4 severe
CONJUNCTIVAE
Redness Rating Chemosis Rating Discharge Rating
Vessels normal 0 none No swelling 0 none No discharge 0 none
Vessels definitely 1 Any swelling above 1 slight Any amount different 1 slight
injected above normal slight normal from normal
More diffuse, deeper 2 mod. Obvious swelling 2 mild Discharge with 2 mod.
crimson red with with partial eversion moistening of lids
individual vessels not of lids and adjacent hairs
easily discernible
Swelling with lids 3 mod. Discharge with 3
Diffuse beefy red 3 half-closed moistening of lids severe
severe and hairs and
Swelling with lids 4 considerable area
half-closed to severe around eye
completely closed
IRIS
Values Rating
Normal 0 none
Folds above normal, congestion, swelling, circumcorneal injection, iris reacts to light 1 slight
No reaction to light, haemorrhage, gross destruction 2 severe
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