Personal exposures to volatile organic compounds in Germany

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Scope

What are the current exposures to key volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in Germany?

Definition

The current list of key VOCs is the following:

n-hexane n-heptane n-octane n-nonane n-decane n-undecane n-dodecane n-tridecane n-tetradecane n-pentadecane 2-methylpentane 3-methylpentane 2,3-dimethylpentane 2-methylhexane 3-methylhexane 2-methylheptane 3-methylheptane methylcyclopentane cyclohexane methylcyclohexane benzene toluene ethylbenzene o-xylene 1,2,3-trimethylbenzene 1,2,4,-trimethylbenzene 1,3,5 trimethylbenzene styrene naphtalene 4-phenylcyclohexene 1,1,1-trichloroethane trichloroethylene tetrachloroethylene a-pinene b-pinene 3-carene limonene ethylacetate n-butylacetate methyl ethyl ketone 3-heptatone methyl benzoate n-butanola iso-butanola iso-amyl alcohola 2- ethyl-1-hexanola 2-propanola t-butyl methylether


Data

There is one very relevant study for this purpose: The German Environmental Survey 1990/92 (GerES II). [1]. It is old, though. For detailed data, see Concentration Database or [1].

Causality

None listed.

Unit

µg/m3

(as the long-term average concentration in the breathing zone in air)

Formula

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Result

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CAS# Name Median
110-54-3 hexane 9
142-82-5 n-heptane 5
111-65-9 n-octane 2
111-84-2 nonane 3
124-18-5 decane 5
1120-21-4 undecane 4
112-40-3 n-dodecane 5
629-50-5 n-tridecane 2
629-59-4 n-tetradecane 3
629-62-9 n-pentadecane 3
107-83-5 2-methylpentane 13
96-14-0 3-methylpentane 6
565-59-3 2,3-dimethylpentane 4
591-76-4 2-methylhexane 2
589-34-4 3-methylhexane 4
592-27-8 2-methylheptane 0.5
589-81-1 3-methylheptane 0.5
96-37-7 methylcyclopentane 3
110-82-7 cyclohexane 3
108-87-2 methylcyclohexane 3
71-43-2 benzene 11
108-88-3 toluene 69
100-41-4 ethylbenzene 7
95-47-6 o-xylene 5
526-73-8 1,2,3-trimethylbenzene 4
95-63-6 trimethylbenzenes 7
108-67-8 1,3,5 trimethylbenzene 3
100-42-5 styrene 2
91-20-3 naphtalene 2
4994-16-5 4-phenylcyclohexene 5
71-55-6 1,1,1-trichloroethane 1
79-01-6 trichloroethene 0.5
127-18-4 tetrachloroethene 5
80-56-8 alfa-pinene 5
127-91-3 b-pinene 4
13466-78-9 3-caren 4
138-86-3 d-limonene 3
141-78-6 ethylacetate 12
123-86-4 n-butylacetate 4
78-93-3 methyl ethyl ketone 4
106-35-4 3-heptatone 0.5
93-58-3 methyl benzoate 2
71-36-3 1-butanol 0.5
78-83-1 2-methyl-1-propanol 0.5
123-51-3 iso-amyl alcohol<sup>a</sup> 0.5
104-76-7 2-ethylhexanol 4
67-63-0 2-propanol<sup>a</sup> 40
1634-04-4 t-butyl methylether 0.5

See also

References

  1. Hoffman et al., Personal exposures to volatile organic compounds J. Exposure Assessment & Environ. Epidemiology 10 (2000), 115-125