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-butanol^a iso-butanol^a iso-amyl alcohol^a 2- ethyl-1-hexanol^a 2-propanol^a t-butyl methylether

Data

There is one very relevant study for this purpose: The German Environmental Survey 1990/92 (GerES II). . 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

+ Show code- Hide code expdata = read.table("N:/ILMA/_Projects/iF/Database/condb/VOC_P_12.txt") x <- transpose(expdata) x <- x[2:50] x <- x[,2:9]

See also

• Concentration Database