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• 영문명: Risk Assessment for Non-Cancer Effects of Volatile Organic Compounds in Children’s Products
• 발행기관: 한국환경보건학회
• 저자명: 김정곤(Jungkon Kim) 서정관(Jung-Kwan Seo) 김탁수(Taksoo Kim) 박건호(Gun-Ho Park)
• 간행물 정보: 『한국환경보건학회지』제40권 제3호, 178~186쪽, 전체 9쪽
• 주제분류: 공학 > 환경공학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2014.06.30

영문 초록

Background: This study was conducted to assess health risks in regard to exposure by children to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in children s products. Methods: Ten VOCs were measured by head-space gas chromatography in children s products, including toys, oil pastels, sign pens, furniture, ball pools, and playmats. We estimated the average daily dose (ADD) via inhalation during the use of these children s products and calculated hazard quotient (HQ) by dividing ADD by reference dose of VOCs. Results: Among the measured VOCs, five compounds were identified in children s products: benzene, ethylbenzene, styrene, toluene, and xylene. The detection rates of VOCs in toys, ball pools, furniture, playmats, sign pens, and oil pastels were 85%, 100%, 100%, 30%, 100%, and 60%, respectively. The maximum levels of VOCs were 0.18 mg benzene/kg in toys, 5.92 mg toluene/kg in playmats, 10.37 mg ethylbenzene/kg in ball pools, 24.85 mg xylene/kg in toys, and 118.29 mg styrene/kg in ball pools. From exposure levels of VOCs in the children’s products HQs were calculated within a range of 5.71×10 -10 . The HQ of xylene was the highest for children aged 0-6 playing on the playmats. However, the HQ via inhalation exposure to VOCs in individual products did not exceed 1.00. Conclusion: Based on the results, it was concluded that the use of these children’s products do not pose health risks to children.

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키워드

Children’s products Volatile organic compounds Risk assessment Inhalation exposure