Division of Risk Assessment, National Institute of Environmental Research, Hwangyeong-ro 42, Seo-gu, Incheon 22689, Korea.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Jan 30;15(2):232. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15020232.
Reliable exposure factors are essential to determine health risks posed by chemicals in consumer products. We analyzed five risk-concerned product categories (anti-fogging, dye, disinfectant, repellent, and preservative products) for 13 products (three car anti-fogging products, a lens anti-fogging product, two car dye products, two drain disinfectants, an air conditioner disinfectant, a chlorine-based disinfectant, a fabric repellent, an insect repellent for food, and a wood preservative) considered to be of high risk in order to determine exposure factors via web surveys and estimation of amount of product. Among the 3000 participants (1482 (49%) men) aged ≥19 years, drain disinfectants were used most frequently (38.2%); the rate of usage of the other products ranged between 1.1-24.0%. The usage rates for the consumer products differed by sex, age, income, and education. Some consumer products such as car and lens anti-fogging products, chlorine-based disinfectants, fabric repellents, and drain disinfectants were regularly used more than once a month, while car dye products, air conditioner disinfectants, insect repellents for food, and wood preservatives were not regularly used owing to the specific product purposes and seasonal needs. Our results could be used for managing or controlling chemical substances in consumer products and conducting accurate exposure assessments.
可靠的暴露因素对于确定消费品中化学物质对健康造成的风险至关重要。我们分析了五个风险较高的产品类别（防雾剂、染料、消毒剂、驱虫剂和防腐剂产品）中的 13 种产品（三种汽车防雾剂产品、一种镜片防雾剂产品、两种汽车染料产品、两种排水管消毒剂、一种空调消毒剂、一种含氯消毒剂、一种织物驱虫剂、一种食品驱虫剂和一种木材防腐剂），通过网络调查和产品用量估算来确定暴露因素。在 3000 名年龄≥19 岁的参与者（1482 名男性（49%））中，排水管消毒剂的使用频率最高（38.2%）；其他产品的使用率在 1.1%至 24.0%之间。这些消费品的使用率因性别、年龄、收入和教育程度而异。一些消费品，如汽车和镜片防雾剂、含氯消毒剂、织物驱虫剂和排水管消毒剂，由于其特定的产品用途和季节性需求，经常每月使用一次以上，而汽车染料产品、空调消毒剂、食品驱虫剂和木材防腐剂则不经常使用。我们的研究结果可用于管理或控制消费品中的化学物质，并进行准确的暴露评估。
