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Survey, migration and health evaluation of chemical substances in toys and childcare products produced from foam plastic

Contents

Preface

Summary

Introduction

1 Survey of toys

• 1.1 Definition of products
• 1.2 Survey of toys and childcare articles for children produced from foam plastic
• 1.3 Chemical composition of toys and childcare articles produced from foam plastic
• 1.4 Estimated consumption
• 1.5 Selection of products for analysis

2 Analyses

• 2.1 Objective
• 2.2 Analysis Programme
• 2.3 Analysis methods
  • 2.3.1 Flame retardants
  • 2.3.2 Phthalates
  • 2.3.3 Metals
  • 2.3.4 Organic tin compounds
  • 2.3.5 Colorants
  • 2.3.6 Screening for volatile organic solvents
• 2.4 Analyses results
  • 2.4.1 Flame retardants
  • 2.4.2 Phthalates
  • 2.4.3 Metals
  • 2.4.4 Summary of initial qualitative and quantitative analyses
  • 2.4.5 Organic tin compounds
  • 2.4.6 Isocyanates
  • 2.4.7 Colorants
  • 2.4.8 Screening for organic solvents
• 2.5 Summary of analysis results

3 Health assessment

• 3.1 Toxicological profiles
  • 3.1.1 Diisobutylphthalate
  • 3.1.2 Di-n-butylphthalate
  • 3.1.3 Diisononyl Phthalate
  • 3.1.4 Monobutyltin
  • 3.1.5 Dibutyltin
  • 3.1.6 Tin compounds generally
  • 3.1.7 Assessment of organic tin compounds in product no. 6

4 Summary and Conclusions

5 References

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