Table 1.
# | Analyte | CAS # | Hazardous classification* | Irritant (Yes/no)* | Sensitizer (Yes/no)* | Carcinogen (Yes/no)** | Exposure limits (μg/m3) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2-butanone+ (methyl ethyl ketone) | 1338-23-4 | Flammable, Corrosive | Yes | No | No | REL: 1500 PEL: 5000 |
2 | Acetone | 67-64-1 | Flammable | Yes | No | No | REL: 590000 PEL: 2400000 |
3 | Acrolein | 107-02-8 | Flammable, Corrosive Acute Toxic, Environmental hazard | Yes | No | Yes, Group 2 A: Probably carcinogenic to human | REL: 250 PEL: 250 |
4 | Acetaldehyde | 75-07-0 | Flammable, Health Hazard | Yes | Yes | Yes, Group 2B: Possibly carcinogenic to human | REL: NE PEL: 360000 |
5 | Formaldehyde | 50-00-0 | Corrosive, Acute Toxic, Health hazard | Yes | Yes | Yes, Group 1: Carcinogenic to human | REL: 2 PEL: 921 |
6 | Isovaleraldehyde | 590-86-3 | Flammable, Environmental hazard | Yes | Yes | No | REL: NE PEL: NE |
7 | o, m, p -Tolualdehyde | o-529-20-4 m-620-23-5 p-104-87-0 |
Corrosive, Toxic | Yes | No | No | REL: NE PEL: NE |
8 | Propionaldehyde (propanal) | 123-38-6 | Flammable | Yes | No | No | REL: NE PEL: NE |
Other than 2-butanone, rest of VCCs were analyzed in accordance with EPA method TO-11A, but standard stock solutions were prepared by Restek and Supelco. To prepare the 2-butanone standards, two aliquots of 2-butanone neat material were weighed separately and derivatized in an Acetonitrile/2,4-Dinitrophenylhydrazine (DNPH) solution. A dilution of both standards was then analyzed and agreed within 1.5%.
According to Globally Harmonized System (GHS) for classification and labeling of chemicals;
International Agency for Research on Cancer, NE – Not established
All the analytes (exception: o, m, p - Tolualdehyde) are toxic on inhalation, intraperitoneal, oral, and skin exposure. Results of o, m, p – Tolualdehyde are presented as total Tolualdehyde for simplicity.
REL – recommended exposure limit; PEL – permissible exposure limit