[Allergenic characteristics of chemical compounds migrating from polymeric building materials]

The authors worked out the technique of determining the allergenic activity of the volatiles migrating into the air medium from polymer building materials (PBM). The methods of allergodiagnosis in vitro (the passive hemagglutination test, specific leukocytic agglomeration test, intensification of leukocyte pyroninophilia test) were used to detect sensitization in experiments on guinea pigs. It appeared that PBM could cause atopic allergie reaction under certain dwelling conditions.