Determination of Organic Emissions from New Carpeting

Pleil, Joachim D.; Whiton, Robert S.

doi:10.1080/1047322x.1990.10387772

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“…Recent work with ppmv levels (up to saturation vapor pressures) of VOCs collected in SUMMA@ canisters [Pleil and Whiton, 1990;Pleil and Stroupe, 19941 demonstrates the SBC method will be applicable for industrial exposure situations. Additionally, the exhaled breath matrix already contains high levels of CO,, acetone, and isoprene, for which the SBC method has been shown to work well.…”

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Collection of a single alveolar exhaled breath for volatile organic compounds analysis

Pleil

Lindstrom

1995

American J Industrial Med

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Measurement of specific organic compounds in exhaled breath has been used as an indicator of recent exposure to pollutants or as an indicator of the health of an individual. A typical application involves the collection of multiple breaths onto a sorbent cartridge or into an evacuated canister with the use of a relatively complex sampling apparatus. A new method has been developed wherein a single exhaled breath is directly transferred from the mouth into an evacuated 1 l or 1.8 l stainless steel SUMMA canister. The single breath canister (SBC) method avoids the necessity for a complex sampling system requiring maintenance and cleaning and allows easy collection of samples. Additionally, it is possible to collect a rapid sequence of samples from a subject to establish the elimination curve subsequent to an exposure to specific volatile organic compounds with a theoretical resolution of adjacent breaths. The SBC method was compared to an accepted canister based sampling system to assure comparability and then used to demonstrate its utility by measuring the absorption and elimination of chloroform during and after exposure to chlorinated shower water.

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Collection of a single alveolar exhaled breath for volatile organic compounds analysis

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Lindstrom

1995

American J Industrial Med

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“…Here, special attention must be paid to 2E1H. In Europe and the United States, 2E1H is recognized as an indoor air contaminant released from carpet linings and other PVC products [21][22][23][24][25], and its connection with symptoms of asthma [26] and nose and eye irritation [27] has been pointed out. In Japan, 2E1H is also known as a substance that causes irritation of the eyes, nose and throat, nausea and other symptoms of sick building syndrome in newly constructed and renovated buildings, and it is presumed that 2E1H is generated by hydrolysis caused by DEHP contained in floor linings and adhesives and concrete slabs [11].…”

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Identification of the sources of organic compounds that decalcify cement concrete and generate alcohols and ammonia gases

Tomoto

Moriyoshi

Saito³

et al. 2009

Building and Environment

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In this study, the emission sources of various types of airborne organic matter, which deteriorates cement concrete by penetrating into it together with moisture, were identified using high-performance liquid chromatography and gas chromatograph mass spectrometer. As a result, it was revealed that the types of organic matter contained in decalcified cement concrete were almost the same as those found in total suspended matter in the air, and that they were primarily being emitted as particles of exhaust from diesel vehicles and radial tires used in summer. Such organic matter includes substances suspected as having endocrine disrupting properties. Hydrolysis occurs when these substances penetrate into a highly alkaline cement concrete, and leads to deterioration of cement concrete and the release of particular kinds of alcohols and ammonia gases, which pollute indoor air and can cause sick building syndrome.

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“…29 The half-life of 4-PC was calculated to be three days in one study of eight carpets types (ventilation rate of 1.0 air changes per hour [ACH]), and about eight days in another study of seven carpet types (2.0 ACH). 29,30 4-PC was not considered a possibly significant toxicant until recently and has not been fully studied. One study has reported that while the onset of eye and respiratory irritation has been reported to coincide with the installation of carpeting, efforts to link these irritative effects to 4-PC vapor in animal studies (Fischer 344 rats) have been negative thus far.…”

Section: Volatile Organic Chemicalsmentioning

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Health hazard evaluation report: HETA-92-165-2251, Vermont Department of Agriculture, Montpelier, Vermont.

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Wilcox²

1992

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Determination of Organic Emissions from New Carpeting

Cited by 29 publications

References 3 publications

Collection of a single alveolar exhaled breath for volatile organic compounds analysis

Collection of a single alveolar exhaled breath for volatile organic compounds analysis

Identification of the sources of organic compounds that decalcify cement concrete and generate alcohols and ammonia gases

Health hazard evaluation report: HETA-92-165-2251, Vermont Department of Agriculture, Montpelier, Vermont.

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