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Environ Sci Pollut Res Int

Title:		Emission characteristics of VOCs emitted from consumer and commercial products and their ozone formation potential
Author(s):		Dinh TV; Kim SY; Son YS; Choi IY; Park SR; Sunwoo Y; Kim JC;
Address:		"Department of Environmental Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-Gu, Seoul, 143-701, Republic of Korea"
Journal Title:		Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
Year:		2015
Volume:		20150121
Issue:		12
Page Number:		9345 - 9355
DOI:		10.1007/s11356-015-4092-8
ISSN/ISBN:		1614-7499 (Electronic) 0944-1344 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The characteristics of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from several consumer and commercial products (body wash, dishwashing detergent, air freshener, windshield washer fluid, lubricant, hair spray, and insecticide) were studied and compared. The spray products were found to emit the highest amount of VOCs (~96 wt%). In contrast, the body wash products showed the lowest VOC contents (~1.6 wt%). In the spray products, 21.6-96.4 % of the VOCs were propane, iso-butane, and n-butane, which are the components of liquefied petroleum gas. Monoterpene (C10H16) was the dominant component of the VOCs in the non-spray products (e.g., body wash, 53-88 %). In particular, methanol was present with the highest amount of VOCs in windshield washer fluid products. In terms of the number of carbon, the windshield washer fluids, lubricants, insecticides, and hair sprays comprised >95 % of the VOCs in the range C2-C5. The VOCs in the range C6-C10 were predominantly found in the body wash products. The dishwashing detergents and air fresheners contained diverse VOCs from C2 to C11. Besides comprising hazardous VOCs, VOCs from consumer products were also ozone precursors. The ozone formation potential of the consumer and commercial spray products was estimated to be higher than those of liquid and gel materials. In particular, the hair sprays showed the highest ozone formation potential"
Keywords:		Aerosols Air Pollutants/*chemistry Household Products/*analysis Insecticides/*chemistry Ozone/*chemistry Volatile Organic Compounds/*chemistry;
Notes:		"MedlineDinh, Trieu-Vuong Kim, Su-Yeon Son, Youn-Suk Choi, In-Young Park, Seong-Ryong Sunwoo, Young Kim, Jo-Chun eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Germany 2015/01/21 Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2015 Jun; 22(12):9345-55. doi: 10.1007/s11356-015-4092-8. Epub 2015 Jan 21"