Originally Posted by
Chief Brody
Forgive my ignorance. I have not heard of the TCP poisoning. I have had the dirty sock smell before but never got an answer as to what caused. it! Where can I find more info?
Chronic exposure and genetic variation are major factors as to why crew members may have a different response vs the person who flies once every 5 years.
Some interesting papers:
http://www.euro.who.int/__data/asset...yndrom_ENG.pdf
http://aerotoxic.org/wp-content/uplo...july-20141.pdf
http://www.susanmichaelis.com/pdf/Ho...ffects-%20.pdf
There is a ton of info out there on this topic. Over the past few years it has started to come into the spotlight.