A Proposal for Calculating Occupational Exposure Limits for Volatile Organic Compounds Acting as Sensory Irritants on the Basis of Their Physicochemical Properties

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 429-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marek Jakubowski ◽  
Sławomir Czerczak
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Exposure ◽  
Volatile Organic Compounds ◽  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Occupational Exposure Limits ◽  
Exposure Limits ◽  
Volatile Organic

scholarly journals Potential of Passive Sampling and Plant Absorption to Quantify Inhalation Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-56
Author(s):  
Veerapas Na Roi-et ◽  
◽  
Supawat Chaikasem ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Volatile Organic Compounds ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Indoor Air Pollution ◽  
Inhalation Exposure ◽  
Hazard Index ◽  
Weighted Average ◽  
Exposure Limits ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Limit Values ◽  
Volatile Organic

Emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from photocopiers was investigated to assess the potential health impacts on inhalation exposure to VOCs. VOCs samples were collected during working hours using SKC VOCs 575 series passive sample. Twenty-one quantified VOCs were measured and analyzed by GC-MS/MS. The results showed that the total VOCs concentration emitted in the photocopy centers A and B were 2.29×104 and 2.32×104 µg/m3, respectively. The highest detected chemical was trans-1,2-Dichloroethene at about 2.18×104 (photocopy center A) and 2.15×104 µg/m3 (photocopy center B (The results reveal that the non-carcinogenic risk for inhalation exposure to m-Xylene, p-Xylene, and trans-1,2-Dichloroethene were in the range 0.94-1.53 and 1.19-1.79 and 51.54-52.23, respectively, resulting in the hazard index (HI) of non-carcinogenic VOCs in total being greater than 1.0. This indicated that the cumulative effects of inhalation exposure to VOCs at low concentrations should be of concern, even though it does not exceed the occupational exposure limits and Threshold Limit Values-Time Weighted Average for the mixtures (TLV-TWAmix). Plants display a greener solution to reduce indoor air pollution. The bio-concentration levels of total VOCs in Epipremnum aureum were noted as 74.71 to 174.42, signifying that E. aureum is effective for removal of VOCs naturally and sustainably.

scholarly journals Occupational Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds and Aldehydes in the U.S. Trucking Industry

2007 ◽  
Vol 41 (20) ◽  
pp. 7152-7158 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. E. Davis ◽  
A. P. Blicharz ◽  
J. E. Hart ◽  
F. Laden ◽  
E. Garshick ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Exposure ◽  
Volatile Organic Compounds ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Trucking Industry ◽  
Volatile Organic ◽  
The U.S

Occupational exposure to volatile organic compounds and health risks in Colorado nail salons

2019 ◽  
Vol 249 ◽  
pp. 518-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron Lamplugh ◽  
Megan Harries ◽  
Feng Xiang ◽  
Janice Trinh ◽  
Arsineh Hecobian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Exposure ◽  
Volatile Organic Compounds ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Volatile Organic ◽  
Nail Salons
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