Tiffany Skogstrom, MPH Boston Public Health Commission tskogstrom@bphc.org 617-534-2667

1. Tiffany Skogstrom, MPH Boston Public Health Commission tskogstrom@bphc.org 617-534-2667

2. Methacry-nomics • 2008 average nail salon industry standard price for a full set of acrylic nails: • 2008 average Vietnamese owned salon price for a full set of acrylic nails: • MMA • EMA • Deliberate mislabeling of products by manufacturer and / or distributor $52.25 $28.86 costs $9 - $60 / gallon costs ≥ $200 / gallon

3. Common Boston Salon in the Summer with a Poor Ventilation System 0.3 mg/m3 (PPRTV) 137 0.7 mg/m3 (IRIS) 13 All air samples taken from Marty, Adam; Ethyl methacrylate and methyl methacrylate exposure among fingernail sculptors; University of South Florida; 2007; Thesis and Dissertations Paper 2278

4. A Salon That Uses EMA With a Good Ventilation System and Ventilated Tables that Exhaust Outdoors 0.3 mg/m3 (PPRTV) 52 0.7 mg/m3 (IRIS) <1 All air samples taken from Marty, Adam; Ethyl methacrylate and methyl methacrylate exposure among fingernail sculptors; University of South Florida; 2007; Thesis and Dissertations Paper 2278

5. Nail technicians have an unacceptably high exposure to chemicals EPA needs to revisit and revise toxicity values (especially EMA) There are several other chemicals in the salon that could exacerbate health problems In absence of a safer alternative chemical, ventilation and PPE must be provided More needs to be done to protect the health of nail technicians and other vulnerable populations Conclusions

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