Potential hazard of volatile organic compounds contained in household spray products

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 85, Issue , 2014, Pages 266-274

  Rahman, Md Mahmudur ^a,b   Kim, Ki Hyun ^a  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carcinogenic substances; Spray products; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; HAZARDS; KETONES; POLLUTION; STYRENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CARCINOGENIC RISK; CARCINOGENIC SUBSTANCES; CONCENTRATION RANGES; INDOOR POLLUTANTS; MEASURE CONCENTRATION; METHYL ETHYL KETONES; POTENTIAL HAZARDS; VOLATILE POLLUTANTS;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY;

2 BUTANONE; 4 METHYL 2 PENTANONE; ACETALDEHYDE; ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; BENZENE; BUTYRALDEHYDE; ISOBUTANOL; ISOVALERALDEHYDE; MUSK XYLENE; ORTHO XYLENE; PARA XYLENE; PROPIONALDEHYDE; STYRENE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BENZENE; CARCINOGEN; COCKROACH; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEALTH RISK; INDOOR AIR; INSECTICIDE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOSQUITO; REPELLENT; RISK FACTOR; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HOUSEHOLD; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84891915929     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.12.001     Document Type: Article

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