NDLI: Characterization and Risk Assessment of Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds in Apartment Buildings in Harbin, China

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Author	Zhu, Xiaodong Liu, Yu
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	This study analyzed the risk of exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the apartment buildings (including bedrooms, living rooms, kitchens and study rooms) in Harbin, China. The concentration of total VOCs in bedrooms showed the lowest value with an average of 482.6 mg/m3. 32.33 % of total measured VOCs correspond to aromatic hydrocarbons. The major chemical forms of the identified VOCs in other 3 types of rooms were alcohols which contributed to 30.66 % (in living rooms), 36.55 % (in kitchens) and 35.43 % (in study rooms) separately. Formaldehyde was the pollutant of highest concern given its high chronic toxic and carcinogenic risk levels according to the health assessment. Other pollutants of concern for human heal risks were benzene and naphthalene. The non-cancer risk by the exposure to naphthalene ranged from 2.39 to 2.80 in 4 target groups, which is more than 1.0 considered as a hazarded level to human health.
Starting Page	96
Ending Page	102
Page Count	7
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00074861
Journal	Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Volume Number	92
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	14320800
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2013-10-25
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	VOCs Indoor air quality Health risk assessment Apartment buildings Pollution Environmental Health Ecotoxicology Soil Science & Conservation Environmental Chemistry Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis Pollution Medicine Toxicology

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