Skip to main content
. 2020 Jan 29;14:1178630219890876. doi: 10.1177/1178630219890876

Table 7.

Health effects of 4 high-mass VOCs found in this study.

Compound Health effects
Acetone Moderate to high levels: headaches, skin and eye irritation, respiratory tract irritation
From animal studies: birth defects, hormone disruption in males
Chloromethane Very high levels: nervous system effects
Lower levels: fatigue, confusion, vision effects
Possible human carcinogen
Animal studies: hormone effects
2-Butanone (MEK) Inhalation causes irritation of skin, eyes, throat; birth defects; nervous system effects
Benzene High levels: headaches, nervous system effects
Long-term exposure causes damage to bone marrow and red blood cells, immune system, leukemia
Known human carcinogen