Survey as well as health assessment of chemical substances in school bags, toy bags, pencil cases and erasers

Substance/
compound
CAS no. Classification according to LODS MST self-classification1 LOUS Other Found in number of products Highest measured concentration
Content of plasticizer  / phthalates
DEHP (2-ethylhexyl phthalate) 117-81-7 Rep2;R60-61 - Yes. Hormone-disrupting EU² Stat. Ord. on phthalates in toys³ 4 44%
DINP (diisononyl phthalate) 28553-12-0 - - - Stat. Ord. on phthalates in toys³ 8 70%
DBP (dibutyl phthalate) 84-74-2 Rep2;R61 Rep3;R62 N;R50 N;R51/53 Yes. Hormone disrupting EU² Stat. Ord. on phthalates in toys³ 1 Small quantities
Content according toFT-IR
Chalk 471-34-1 - - -     Not measured
Liquid paraffin 8012-95-1
8042-47-5
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-
-
-
-
-
    Not measured
DBP (dibutyl phthalate) See above
Content according to XRF
Zinc oxide 1314-13-2 N; R50/53 - -     -
Titanium oxide 13463-67-7 - - -     -
Cu 7440-50-8 - - Yes     101.8 µg/g
Ba 7440-39-3 - - -     4748 µg/g
Cd 7440-43-9 Carc2;R45 F;R17 TX;R26 T;R48/23/25 Rep3;R62-63 Mut3;R68 N;R50/53 - Yes     393.7 µg/g
Pb 7439-92-1 Lead compounds: Rep1;R61 XN;R20/22 R33 Rep3;R62 N;R50/53  - Yes     4682 µg/g
Zn 7440-66-6 F;R15-17 N;R50/53 - -
(zinc-chromates)
    1007 µg/g
Sb 7440-36-0 - - -     2302 µg/g
Ni 7440-02-0 Carc3;R40 R43 - Yes certain nickel compounds     26.4 µg/g
Content according to GC-MS (artificial sweat analyses)
DEHP 117-81-7 Rep2;R60-61 - Yes Hormone-disrupting.
Stat. Ord. on phthalates in toys4.
5 6 µg/g
DIBP 84-69-5 No classification today but the Danish EPA informs that it will be changed to Rep2; R61-62 N;R50/53 -   11 88 µg/g
Isophorone 78-59-1 XN;R21/22 XI;R36/37 Carc3;R40 - -   12 250 µg/g
BHT 128-37-0 - Xn;R22 N;R50/53 Yes   7 70 µg/g
Nonylphenol (example of CAS – unsafe identification) 25154-52-3 XN;R22 C;R34 Rep3;R62-63 N;R50/53 Xn;R22 R43 N;R50/53 Yes In the EU list of hormone disrupting substances 1 2 µg/g
2-heptanon 110-43-0 R10 XN;R20/22 - -   1 20 µg/g
Cyclohexanone 108-94-1 R10
Xn; R20
- -   7 10 µg/g
Phenol 108-95-2 T;R23/24/25 C;R34 XN;R48/20/21/22 Mut3;R68 - No, removed from the list from 2000   4 3 µg/g
DBP 84-74-2 Rep2;R61 Rep3;R62 N;R50 N;R51/53 Yes. Hormone disruptingEU2 Stat. Ord. on phthalates in toys³ 3 1.5 µg/g
aMethyl styrene 98-83-9 R10 XI;R36/37 N;R51/53 - -   1 2 µg/g
Linalool 78-70-6 - - Yes, due to allergen properties One of the 26 allergenic fragrances which must be declared separately in cosmetics 1 35 µg/g
1,4-Methanoazulene, decahydro-4,8,8-trimethyl-9-methylene 475-20-7 - N;R50/53 -   1 100 µg/g
1,2,4,5-Tetramethylbenzene 95-93-2 - N;R51/53 -   2 1 µg/g
1,2,3,5-Tetramethylbenzene 527-53-7 - N;R51/53 -   2 1 µg/g
Cedrol 77-53-2 - - -   4 100 µg/g
2-Ethyl-1-hexanol 104-76-7 - - -   12 60 µg/g
2,6-Di-tert-butyl-p-benzoquinone 719-22-2 - - -   7 5 µg/g
2-Ethylhexanal 123-05-7 - - -   3 2 µg/g
2-Nonanone 821-55-6 - - -   2 10 µg/g
3,5,5-trimethyl-3-Cyclohexen-1-one 471-01-2 - - -   2 3 µg/g
Tinuvin - Drometrizole 2440-22-4 - - -   1 20 µg/g
1,2-Diphenylethanedione 134-81-6 - - -   1 10 µg/g
2-Octanone 111-13-7 - - -   1 3 µg/g
Bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one, 1,3,3-trimethyl 1195-79-5 - - -   1 1 µg/g
Benzoic acid, 2-methylpropyl ester 120-50-3 - - -   1 1 µg/g
Content according to headspace (emission to air)
BHT 128-37-0 - Xn;R22 N;R50/53 Yes   3 0.35 µg/g
Isophorone 78-59-1 XN;R21/22 XI;R36/37 Carc3;R40 - -   2 0.21 µg/g
Toluene 108-88-3 F;R11 XI;R38 XN;R48/20-65 Rep3;R63 R67 - -   3 0.02 µg/g
t-Butyl Alcohol 75-65-0 F;R11 XN;R20 - -   1 0.09 µg/g
Methyl propionate 554-12-1 F;R11 XN;R20 - -   1 0.05 µg/g
Cyclohexanone 108-94-1 R10
Xn; R20
- -   2 0.01 µg/g
p-xylene 106-42-3 R10 XN;R20/21 XI;R38  - -   1 0.01 µg/g
D-limonene 5989-27-5 R10 XI;R38 R43 N;R50/53 - Yes, due to allergen properties One of the 26 allergenic fragrances which must be declared separately in cosmetics 1 0.05 µg/g
(1S)-6,6-dimethyl-2-methylenebicyclo[3.1.1]heptane 18172-67-3 - N;R50/53 -   1 0.01 µg/g
Linalool 78-70-6 - - Yes, due to allergen properties One of the 26 allergenic fragrances which must be declared separately in cosmetics 1 0.1 µg/g
Aromatic turpentine (several CAS numbers) ? ? - Yes, some are   1 0.78 µg/g
White spirit (several CAS numbers) ? ? - Yes, some are   1 0.26 µg/g
3-Hexen-1-ol, (Z)- 928-96-1 - - -   1 0.01 µg/g
Hexanoic acid, ethyl ester 123-66-0 - - -   1 0.04 µg/g
Hexanoic acid, 2-propenyl ester 123-68-2 - - -   2 0.29 µg/g
Methylisobutyrate 97-62-1 - - -   1 0.01 µg/g
ethyl 2-methylbutyrate 7452-79-1 - - -   1 0.01 µg/g
1,3,5,7-Cyclooctatetraene 629-20-9 - - -   1 0.02 µg/g
Butanoic acid, 2,3-dimethyl-, ethyl 54004-42-1 - - -   1 0.02 µg/g
2,2,5,5-Tetramethylhexane 1071-81-4 - - -   2 0.31 µg/g
n-Hexyl Acetate 142-92-7 - - -   1 0.01 µg/g
4-Propylheptane 3178-29-8 - - -   1 0.03 µg/g
3,3,5-Trimethyl-1-hexene 4316-65-8 - - -   2 0.04 µg/g

 



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