Preface

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

The project ”Survey and health assessment of chemical substances in hobby products for children” was carried out from 15 March 2006 to 30 November 2006 by Danish Technological Institute (DTI), Materials Division, and this report presents the results of the survey.

Responsible project manager was Paul Lyck Hansen, who has also served as the contact person to the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Kathe Tønning held responsibility for the actual survey of the project and responsible for the laboratory analysis was Eva Jacobsen, Chemistry and Water Technology, with Head of Section Paul Lyck Hansen as quality controller.

M.Sc. Bjørn Malmgren-Hansen has been responsible for the health assessment (consumer exposure), risks and environmental impacts with cand.scient. Ole Chr. Hansen as quality controller. Further, Uffe Thomsen has assisted in the quality assurance of the health assessment.

The purpose of the project has been to elucidate the impact of any problematical substances detected in hobby products for children based on worst case scenarios.

The hobby products investigated in this project are marker pens, glitter glue, acrylic paint and shrink plastic