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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Occup Environ Hyg. 2021 May 18;18(6):276–287. doi: 10.1080/15459624.2021.1910280

Table 2.

Amount of cleaning and disinfecting product used and association with the total volatile organic compounds (TVOC) breathing zone concentration.

Cleaning session Amount of product sprayed (g) Association of amount sprayed with TVOC concentrationA



Cleaning product nB Median Min Max betaC p-valueD

Bleach-based 35 193 105 389 1.32 0.11
Quats-based 39 206 126 592 2.01 0.01
Green 42 215 121 484 0.08 0.84
WaterE 45 218 132 446
A

Time-weighted average (TWA).

B

Each cleaning session was 20 min (2 in each visit); the numbers of sessions vary from the total sessions for each product due to missing data on the variables used in the analyses presented here.

C

Slope from mixed regression model with random person intercepts. Units: ppb/g of product.

D

From test of the null hypothesis: beta = 0.

E

Distilled water was used as a control product.