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Characteristics of Phthalates in the Indoor Air of Computer Classrooms

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2014.16766
Feng-Hsiang Chang
Department of Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Management, Tzu Hui Institute of Technology, Pingtung 926, Taiwan
Chun-Fu Chiu
Department of Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Management, Tzu Hui Institute of Technology, Pingtung 926, Taiwan

Corresponding Author(s) : Chun-Fu Chiu

max1006@hotmail.com; chang.taiwan@gmail.com

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 26 No. 19 (2014): Vol 26 Issue 19

Abstract

We evaluated the airborne phthalate concentrations inside and outside of two computer classrooms and one office located on a Taiwanese college campus. The four phthalates with the highest median concentrations in indoor air were diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP, 2012.5 ng/m3), di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP, 329.4 ng/m3), di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP, 167.6 ng/m3) and diethyl phthalate (DEP, 149.6 ng/m3). Only DBP was detected in the outdoor air, with a median concentration of 174.3 ng/m3. The reference outdoor DBP concentrations were approximately 3-100 times lower than the present indoor DBP concentration results. This strongly indicates that the emission sources were present in the indoor environment. Furthermore,when personal computers were turned on, the concentrations of DEP, DBP, DIBP and DEHP in the indoor air increased and DEHP was a note worthy characteristic phthalate. Opening the doors and windows immediately after entering a computer classroom and decreasing the indoor particle concentrations are both suggested to reduce the exposure of users to DEHP.

Keywords

Phthalates Indoor Computer classroom Diisobutyl phthalate Di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate
Chang, F.-H., & Chiu, C.-F. (2014). Characteristics of Phthalates in the Indoor Air of Computer Classrooms. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 26(19), 6562–6566. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2014.16766
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