ABSTRACT
The uses of acrolein include: the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals, herbicides, textiles, synthetic rubbers, tear gas, liquid fuel, algaecides; as an intermediate in the manufacture of acrylic acid; slimicide in the paper industry; biocide in oil wells; tissue fixative in histological samples; perfume production; and in military poison gas mixtures. Additional exposure can occur through the photo oxidation of 1,3-butadiene or contact with automotive exhaust. 3 The primary sources of human exposure with acrolein include cigarettes, automobiles, industrial processes, and structural and vegetation fires. 17 Acrolein is estimated to represent approximately 13% of total atmospheric aldehydes and 8% of total aldehydes produced from vehicles and residential fireplaces. 17
