Human health risk evaluation of selected VOC, SVOC and particulate emissions from scented candles

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 55-70

  Petry, Thomas ^a   Vitale, Danielle ^b   Joachim, Fred J ^c   Smith, Ben ^d   Cruse, Lynn ^e   Mascarenhas, Reuben ^f,h   Schneider, Scott ^g   Singal, Madhuri ^b  

^a ToxMinds BVBA   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR FRAGRANCE MATERIALS   (United States)

^c S C Johnson & Son Inc   (United States)

^d Email:   (Switzerland)

^e PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^f RECKITT BENCKISER   (United Kingdom)

^g Firmenich SA   (United States)

^h SYMRISE AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Candle emissions; Chamber emission studies; Consumer exposure modeling; Human health assessment

Indexed keywords

SEMIVOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; AIR POLLUTANT; PARAFFIN; PARTICULATE MATTER; WAX;

AIR MONITORING; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CANDLE PARTICULATE EMISSION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; AIR POLLUTANT; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; PROCEDURES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; PARAFFIN; PARTICULATE MATTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WAXES;

EID: 84896537508     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2014.02.010     Document Type: Article

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