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. 2014 Jul;20(3):258–263. doi: 10.1179/2049396714Y.0000000072

Table 2. Concentration of VOCs (ppm) in emissions of each device in 10-week study duration.

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Mean (SD)
Autoclave without shredder
Benzene 0.051 0.063 0.57 (0.0)
Ethyl benzene 0.302 0.385 2.994 1.06 1.18 (1.2)
Toluene 1.722 0.604 0.097 2.497 1.23 (1.1)
Xylene 0.182 0.239 1.307 0.58 (0.6)
ΣBTEX 0.484 0.239 2.158 0.604 4.346 2.157 2.497 1.78 (1.5)
Dry-heat system
Benzene 0.118 0.244 0.062 0.122 0.215 0.231 0.16 (0.1)
Ethyl benzene 0.832 0.278 0.344 1.022 2.626 0.53 0.51 2.323 1.06 (0.9)
Toluene 4.193 2.937 0.616 2.742 4.423 1.084 0.888 5.24 6.328 3.16 (2.0)
Xylene 0.446 3.277 1.286 0.204 0.208 4.716 1.446 5.26 2.10 (2.0)
ΣBTEX 5.471 6.61 2.246 0.204 4.216 7.111 6.452 1.103 7.196 14.142 5.47 (4.0)
Autoclave with shredder
Benzene 0.922 0.622 0.087 0.283 0.246 0.677 0.47 (0.3)
Ethyl benzene 5.721 3.592 6.97 8.477 10.892 6.516 1.584 4.955 6.09 (2.9)
Toluene 0.88 4.902 7.012 1.276 2.77 0.192 2.877 2.84 (2.4)
Xylene 6.053 5.67 0.813 0.412 2.285 0.142 6.711 3.1 (2.9)
ΣBTEX 6.643 10.525 11.194 14.795 9.753 2.77 11.583 9.084 1.972 15.22 9.3 (4.5)
Hydroclave
Benzene 026 0.051 0.04 0.598 5.39(11.5)
Ethyl benzene 1.582 1.304 2.542 1.468 0.585 2.107 1.067 1.53 (0.6)
Toluene 5.823 0.988 5.767 1.598 7.329 4.779 1.034 3.9 (2.6)
Xylene 1.442 0.982 0.681 1.801 1.548 4.3 4.155 1.8 (1.5)
ΣBTEX 8.873 1.97 1.304 9.041 3.399 10.385 9.64 3.141 5.82 5.5 (3.6)