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

Contents

Introduction

Summary and conclusions

Sammenfatning og konklusioner

1 Introduction

• 1.1 Preface
• 1.2 Purpose
• 1.3 Approach

2 Survey and legislation

• 2.1 Market surveys
  • 2.1.1 Introduction
  • 2.1.2 Market survey – categories
  • 2.1.3 Market survey – the Internet
  • 2.1.4 Statistics
  • 2.1.5 The retail trade
  • 2.1.6 Trade organizations
• 2.2 Legislation
  • 2.2.1 Selection criteria
  • 2.2.2 Selected products

3 Analysis results and methods

• 3.1 Screening at Beilstein’s test
  • 3.1.1 Used analytical equipment and proofing methods
  • 3.1.2 Results of the Beilstein test
• 3.2 FT-IR analyses
  • 3.2.1 Applied analytical equipment and preparation methods
  • 3.2.2 Results of the FT-IR screening
• 3.3 Phthalates in PVC
  • 3.3.1 Analysis method
  • 3.3.2 Result of the phthalate analysis
• 3.4 XRF analyses
  • 3.4.1 Analysis method XRF analysis
  • 3.4.2 Result of XRF analysis
• 3.5 ICP analysis
  • 3.5.1 Analysis method ICP
  • 3.5.2 Result of the ICP analysis
• 3.6 UV-VIS screening
  • 3.6.1 Analysis method UV-VIS screening
  • 3.6.2 Result of the the UV-VIS screening
• 3.7 GC-MS Analysis
  • 3.7.1 Analysis method
  • 3.7.2 Result of GC-MS screening
• 3.8 PFOS analysis
  • 3.8.1 Analysis method PFOS analyses
  • 3.8.2 Result of the PFOS analysis
• 3.9 Summary of the analysis results

4 Screening for possible harmful effects

• 4.1 Selection of chemicals for health risk assessment

5 Health assessment

• 5.1 Assessment of the health risk when using school bags, toy bags, erasers and pencil cases
  • 5.1.1 Exposure through inhalation
  • 5.1.2 Exposure through the skin
  • 5.1.3 Exposure through intake
  • 5.1.4 Margin of Safety
  • 5.1.5 Total exposure
• 5.2 Assessment of single substances
  • 5.2.1 Isophorone
  • 5.2.2 BHT
  • 5.2.3 Cyclohexanone
  • 5.2.4 Phenol
  • 5.2.5 Toluene
  • 5.
  • 5.2.7 DEHP
  • 5.2.8 2-Heptanone
  • 5.2.9 tert-Butyl alcohol
  • 5.2.10 Methyl propionate
  • 5.2.11 p-xylene
• 5.3 Total assessment

6 References

Appendix A: List of Internet pages of special interest and products distributed in this way

Appendix B: List of procured products

Appendix C: List of completed analyses

Appendix D: Beilstein, FT-IR and XRF analysis results from screening

Appendix E: XRF analysis results

Appendix F: ICP analysis results

Appendix G: PFOS analysis results

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Version 1.0 August 2007, © Danish Environmental Protection Agency