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J Air Waste Manag Assoc

Title:		Determination of VOC emission rates and compositions for offset printing
Author(s):		Wadden RA; Scheff PA; Franke JE; Conroy LM; Keil CB;
Address:		"Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA"
Journal Title:		J Air Waste Manag Assoc
Year:		1995
Volume:		45
Issue:		7
Page Number:		547 - 555
DOI:		10.1080/10473289.1995.10467386
ISSN/ISBN:		1096-2247 (Print) 1096-2247 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The release rates of volatile organic compounds (VOC) as fugitive emissions from offset printing are difficult to quantify, and the compositions are usually not known. Tests were conducted at three offset printing shops that varied in size and by process. In each case, the building shell served as the test 'enclosure,' and air flow and concentration measurements were made at each air entry and exit point. Emission rates and VOC composition were determined during production for (1) a small shop containing three sheetfed presses and two spirit duplicators (36,700 sheets, 47,240 envelopes and letterheads), (2) a medium-size industrial in-house shop with two webfed and three sheetfed presses, and one spirit duplicator (315,130 total sheets), and (3) one print room of a large commercial concern containing three webfed, heatset operations (1.16 x 10(6) ft) served by catalytic air pollution control devices. Each test consisted of 12 one-hour periods over two days. Air samples were collected simultaneously during each period at 7-14 specified locations within each space. The samples were analyzed by gas chromatography (GC) for total VOC and for 13-19 individual organics. Samples of solvents used at each shop were also analyzed by GC. Average VOC emission rates were 4.7-6.1 kg/day for the small sheetfed printing shop, 0.4-0.9 kg/day for the industrial shop, and 79-82 kg/day for the commercial print room. Emission compositions were similar and included benzene, toluene, xylenes, ethylbenzene, and hexane. Comparison of the emission rates with mass balance estimates based on solvent usage and composition were quite consistent.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)"
Keywords:		"Air Pollutants, Occupational/*analysis Chromatography, Gas *Printing;"
Notes:		"MedlineWadden, R A Scheff, P A Franke, J E Conroy, L M Keil, C B eng 2T15OH07104/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/ 5RO1OH02804/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/ Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. 1995/07/01 J Air Waste Manag Assoc. 1995 Jul; 45(7):547-55. doi: 10.1080/10473289.1995.10467386"