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. 2024 Jan 12;11:1327187. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1327187

Table 5.

Comparison between measured mean solvent concentration levels in ppmv during spraying and exposures predicted by the models ECETOC TRA, Stoffenmanager, and ART.

Experiments/substances Acetone m/z = 60 Ethanol m/z = 45 Butyl Acetate m/z = 117 Xylene m/z = 107 1M2PA m/z = 133
Spraying 1 400 189 60 70 10
Spraying 2 369 119 20 53 5.8
Spraying 3 615 172 21 74 39
ECETOC TRA (v3) 75 %-ile (Min, Max) 420, 700 140, 140 70, 210 70, 210 70, 70
Stoffenmanager (v4.0) 50 %-ile (Min, Max) 39, 56 7.4, 17 0.7, 2.5 0.7, 2.5 0.4, 1.0
Stoffenmanager (v4.0) 90 %-ile (Min, Max) 352, 509 67, 157 6.5, 22 6.7, 23 3.7, 8.7
ART (v1.5) 50 %-ile (Min, Max) 4,210*, 4,210* 1,274, 2,760 10, 27 16, 60 3.7, 4.8
ART (v1.5) 90 %-ile (Min, Max) 4,210*, 4,210* 5,307*, 5,307* 72, 183 106, 391 24, 31
Swiss MAK values** 500 500 100 100 50
Derived No-Effect Level (DNEL)***- short 1,019 1,008 126 67 51
Derived No-Effect Level (DNEL)*** - long 509 504 63 18 51

(Min, Max)-values refer to composition uncertainty (see Table 1).

*Maximum concentration output from ART (35).

**Limit values in the workplace: Current MAK and BAT values (suva.ch) values of 2023.

***0013 (Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006, Annex 2).