Table 4.
Potentially hazardous VOCs emitted from the products
| Compound | CAS # | Prevalence (# of products) | HAPs | SWA | Asthmagens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n = 26) | Regular (n = 13) | Green (n = 13) | |||||
| Limonene | 138-86-3 | 21 | 10 | 11 | ✓ | ||
| Ethanol | 64-17-5 | 17 | 7 | 10 | ✓ | ||
| Acetaldehyde** | 75-07-0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| 3-Carene | 13,466-78-9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | ✓ | ||
| Methanol | 67-56-1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Acetone | 67-64-1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | ✓ | ||
| Butane | 106-97-8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | ✓ | ||
| 1-Octanol | 111-87-5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ✓ | ||
| Cyclohexane | 110-82-7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ✓ | ||
| Ethyl acetate | 141-78-6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ✓ | ||
| Pentane | 109-66-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ✓ | ||
| (E)-citral | 141-27-5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ✓ | ||
| 2-Methyl-2-propanol | 75-65-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ✓ | ||
| Acetaldehyde diethyl acetal | 105-57-7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ✓ | ||
| beta-Citral | 106-26-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ✓ | ||
| Butanone | 78-93-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ✓ | ||
| Isopropyl alcohol | 67-63-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ✓ | ||
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | 75-35-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| 2,4-Dimethylpentane | 108-08-7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ✓ | ||
| 2-Chlorotoluene | 95-49-8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ✓ | ||
| 2-Methyl-1-propene | 115-11-7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ✓ | ||
| 3-Methylhexane | 589-34-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ✓ | ||
| 5-Methylheptan-3-one | 541-85-5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ✓ | ||
| Allyl alcohol | 107-18-6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ✓ | ||
| Benzaldehyde | 100-52-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ✓ | ||
| Benzyl alcohol | 100-51-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ✓ | ||
| Butyraldehyde | 123-72-8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ✓ | ||
| Carbon tetrachloride** | 56-23-5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Chloroform** | 67-66-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Citral | 5392-40-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ✓ | ||
| E-2-butene | 624-64-6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ✓ | ||
| Ethyl formate | 109-94-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ✓ | ||
| Heptan-4-one | 123-19-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ✓ | ||
| Heptane | 142-82-5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ✓ | ||
| Hexane | 110-54-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Isoamyl acetate | 123-92-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ✓ | ||
| Isobutane | 75-28-5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ✓ | ||
| Methyl acetate | 79-20-9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ✓ | ||
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 108-10-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| N,N-dimethylacetamide | 127-19-5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ✓ | ||
| Octane | 111-65-9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ✓ | ||
| Propane | 74-98-6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ✓ | ||
| Propylene glycol butyl ether | 5131-66-8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ✓ | ||
| Styrene** | 100-42-5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tetracarbonylnickel | 13,463-39-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Toluene | 108-88-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ✓ | ✓ | |
HAPs, Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs), United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA 2017),
**Classified as possibly carcinogenic (2B) (EPA 2018)
SWA, Hazardous Chemical Information System (HCIS), Safe Work Australia (SWA 2020)
Asthmagens, Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC 2020)