Is Terephthalic acid harmful?

Terephthalic acid (p-TA or TA), a raw material for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) production, is one of the most important chemicals in petrochemical industry. It is produced from p-xylene by oxidation with oxygen. Terephthalic acid is harmful, it causes skin corrosion/irritation serious eye damage/eye irritation, it has specific target organ toxicity.

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