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Survey and health assessment of chemical substances in hobby products for children

Contents

Preface

Summary and conclusion

Sammenfatning og konklusioner

1 Survey

• 1.1 Purpose
• 1.2 Limitation
• 1.3 Method/procedure
• 1.4 Implementation
  • 1.4.1 Retailers
  • 1.4.2 Web search
  • 1.4.3 Child care institutions
  • 1.4.4 Art schools/art clubs for children
  • 1.4.5 Catalogue search
  • 1.4.6 Manufacturers and suppliers
  • 1.4.7 Contact to FFFH
  • 1.4.8 Statistics Denmark
  • 1.4.9 Other contacts
• 1.5 Purchased products
  • 1.5.1 Marker pens
  • 1.5.2 Glitter glue
  • 1.5.3 Acrylic paint
  • 1.5.4 Shrink plastic
• 1.6 Consumption
• 1.7 Product ingredients

2 Screening of product ingredients

• 2.1 Applied analysis method for screening
  • 2.1.1 Qualitative GC/MS-screening
  • 2.1.2 NIR-spectrometry screening of shrink plastic
• 2.2 Results - chemical screening
  • 2.2.1 GC/MS-screening results - marker pens
  • 2.2.2 GC/MS screening results - glitter glue
  • 2.2.3 GC/MS screening results - gel pens
  • 2.2.4 GC/MS screening results - acrylic paints
  • 2.2.5 NIR-spectrometry analysis of shrink plastic
• 2.3 Selection of substances for quantification

3 Quantitative chemical analyses

• 3.1 Applied method for the quantitative analyses
  • 3.1.1 Quantitative GC/MS analysis
  • 3.1.2 X-ray measurement
  • 3.1.3 Formaldehyde measurement
  • 3.1.4 Ingredients in marker pens
  • 3.1.5 Ingredients in acrylic paint
  • 3.1.6 Content in glitter glue
  • 3.1.7 Elements in shrink plastic
• 3.2 Comments on the results of the quantitative analyses
• 3.3 Legislation and standards
• 3.4 Prioritization of substances in hobby products

4 Health Assessment

• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Method
  • 4.2.1 Exposure paths
  • 4.2.2 Exposure scenarios
• 4.3 Selected substances
  • 4.3.1 Aniline
  • 4.3.2 p-chloroaniline
  • 4.3.3 N-methylaniline
  • 4.3.4 C.I. Pigment Red 3
  • 4.3.5 N,N-Dimethylacetamide
  • 4.3.6 BIS(2-Ethylhexyl) Adipate
  • 4.3.7 P-Anisidine
  • 4.3.8 2-Ethoxy Ethanol
  • 4.3.9 Citral
  • 4.3.10 2-Ethylhexyl acrylate
  • 4.3.11 Other substances: Formaldehyde
  • 4.3.12 Inhalation
  • 4.3.13 Overall conclusion on the health risk assessment

5 Environmental assessment

• 5.1 Aniline
• 5.2 p-chloroaniline
• 5.3 Assessment of environmentally hazardous substances

6 Abbreviations

References

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