Title: | Sampling Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Consumer Products: A Review |
Author(s): | Haug H; Klein L; Sauerwald T; Poelke B; Beauchamp J; Roloff A; |
Address: | "Department of Sensory Analytics and Technologies, Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV, Freising, Germany. Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Chair of Aroma and Smell Research, Erlangen, Germany. Department of Chemical and Product Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin, Germany" |
DOI: | 10.1080/10408347.2022.2136484 |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1547-6510 (Electronic) 1040-8347 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are common constituents of many consumer products. Although many VOCs are generally considered harmless at low concentrations, some compound classes represent substances of concern in relation to human (inhalation) exposure and can elicit adverse health effects, especially when concentrations build up, such as in indoor settings. Determining VOC emissions from consumer products, such as toys, utensils or decorative articles, is of utmost importance to enable the assessment of inhalation exposure under real-world scenarios with respect to consumer safety. Due to the diverse sizes and shapes of such products, as well as their differing uses, a one-size-fits-all approach for measuring VOC emissions is not possible, thus, sampling procedures must be chosen carefully to best suit the sample under investigation. This review outlines the different sampling approaches for characterizing VOC emissions from consumer products, including headspace and emission test chamber methods. The advantages and disadvantages of each sampling technique are discussed in relation to their time and cost efficiency, as well as their suitability to realistically assess VOC inhalation exposures" |
Keywords: | Emission test chamber VOCs headspace indoor air quality inhalation exposure; |
Notes: | "PublisherHaug, Helen Klein, Luise Sauerwald, Tilman Poelke, Birte Beauchamp, Jonathan Roloff, Alexander eng Review 2022/10/29 Crit Rev Anal Chem. 2022 Oct 28:1-22. doi: 10.1080/10408347.2022.2136484" |