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Fumes at Wentworth school linked to container-cleaning operation

Staff Reporter eThekwini Municipality said on Friday that preliminary investigations had traced the fumes that sickened learners and teachers at Umbilo Secondary School in Wentworth to a nearby container-cleaning operation that uses ethyl acrylate. Ethyl acrylate is an industrial chemical used in products such as plastics, coatings and resins. Its fumes can irritate the eyes, skin and respiratory tract, potentially causing coughing and breathing…
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insideeducation.co.za broke the news in on Friday, March 13, 2026.
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