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Survey and Health Assessment of Products for Interior Car Care

Contents

Preface

Summary and conclusions

1 Introduction

• 1.1 Background
• 1.2 Objective
• 1.3 Structure of the report

2 Survey

• 2.1 Objective
• 2.2 Description of the product group
• 2.3 Survey of supply of products for interior car care
  • 2.3.1 Procedure
  • 2.3.2 Shop visits
  • 2.3.3 Internet searching
• 2.4 Survey results
  • 2.4.1 Quantification of products
  • 2.4.2 Car care centres
  • 2.4.3 Consumer organisations
  • 2.4.4 Shop visits
  • 2.4.5 Internet shops
  • 2.4.6 Products
    • 2.4.6.1 Product outline
• 2.5 Selection criteria
  • 2.5.1 Selected products

3 Legislation

• 3.1 Danger labelling
• 3.2 Very toxic and toxic products
• 3.3 Ban on certain compounds in aerosol cans (spray cans)
• 3.4 Detergent regulation
• 3.5 Limitation in use of PFOS (perfluorooctanesulfonic acid)
• 3.6 REACH, the new EU Chemical Regulation

4 Description of the exposure scenarios

• 4.1 Exposure scenarios
  • 4.1.1 Skin contact
  • 4.1.2 Inhalation
• 4.2 Selection of products for emission tests
• 4.3 Preparation of emission tests

5 Screening of compounds

• 5.1 Applied analysis methods for screening
  • 5.1.1 Semi-quantitative GC/MS screening
  • 5.1.2 Qualitative SPME-GC/MS screening
• 5.2 Results of screening
  • 5.2.1 Results of the semi-quantitative screening
  • 5.2.2 Results of qualitative screening of volatile organic compounds
  • 5.2.3 Conclusion of screening results
• 5.3 Screening for the effects of compounds – related to health
• 5.4 Products and compounds selected for quantification and emission tests

6 Quantitative analyses and exposure

• 6.1 Applied analysis methods
  • 6.1.1 Quantitative analyses for organic compounds
  • 6.1.2 Description of exposure via inhalation
• 6.2 Results of quantitative analyses and exposure
  • 6.2.1 Results of content of organic compounds
  • 6.2.2 Results of exposure scenarios

7 Nano products

• 7.1 Experimental course for particle measurements
• 7.2 Results of particle measurements

8 Health assessment

• 8.1 Assessment of the evaporation of substances in relation to the limit values of the Danish Working Environment Authority
  • 8.1.1 Which amount should be used in order to reach the limit value of the Danish Working Environment Authority?
    • 8.1.1.1 Theory of calculations: Product 1 – Vinyl make-up
    • 8.1.1.2 Theory of calculations: Product 5 – Fabric waterproofing
    • 8.1.1.3 Theory of calculations: Product 10 – Vinyl cleaner
    • 8.1.1.4 Theory of calculations: Product 24 – Glass cleaner
  • 8.1.2 Calculated total concentration of hydrocarbons
• 8.2 Selection of substances for health assessment
  • 8.2.1 Objective of health assessment
• 8.3 Health assessment of petroleum distillates
• 8.4 Health assessment of butane
• 8.5 Health assessment of ethyl acetate
• 8.6 Health assessment of 1-methoxy-2-propanol (PGME)
• 8.7 Health assessment of benzyl chloride

9 Exposure scenarios - calculations

• 9.1 Method
  • 9.1.1 Inhalation
  • 9.1.2 Absorption through the skin
• 9.2 Exposure scenarios
  • 9.2.1 Exposure by inhalation when applying products for interior car care
  • 9.2.2 Exposure during skin contact in connection with application of products for interior car care
  • 9.2.3 Total exposure
  • 9.2.4 Overall conclusion

10 References

Appendix A

Appendix B

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Version 1.0 December 2010, © Danish Environmental Protection Agency