| Title: | Origin of 2-ethylhexanol as a VOC |
| Author(s): | Nalli S; Horn OJ; Grochowalski AR; Cooper DG; Nicell JA; |
| Address: | "McGill University, Department of Chemical Engineering, 3610 University, Montreal, QC, Canada, H3A 2B2" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.envpol.2005.06.018 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0269-7491 (Print) 0269-7491 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "2-Ethylhexanol has been identified as a volatile organic compound (VOC) that contributes to the deterioration of indoor air quality. Plasticizers are common components of dust and building materials and are shown to be degraded by a variety of bacteria and fungi to produce 2-ethylhexanol and other metabolites. Of these, the 2-ethylhexanol has significant volatility and was observed in appreciable quantities. The degree to which 2-ethylhexanol is observed as a VOC in air samples would be limited by the fact that many of the microorganisms that are capable of producing this compound are also able to oxidize it to 2-ethylhexanoic acid, which is much less volatile. It is argued that an abiotic degradation mechanism of plasticizers that results in the generation of 2-ethylhexanol is unlikely and, if this did occur, other metabolites should have been observed. Thus, the microbial degradation of plasticizers is the most likely source of 2-ethylhexanol in indoor air" |
| Keywords: | "Air Microbiology Air Pollutants/*metabolism Bacteria/*metabolism Biodegradation, Environmental Hexanols/*metabolism Plasticizers/*metabolism;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineNalli, Sandro Horn, Owen J Grochowalski, Adam R Cooper, David G Nicell, Jim A eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2005/08/30 Environ Pollut. 2006 Mar; 140(1):181-5. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2005.06.018. Epub 2005 Aug 25" |
