Nematollahi Neda, Doronila Augustine, Mornane Patrick J, Duan Alex, Kolev Spas D, Steinemann Anne
1Department of Infrastructure Engineering, Melbourne School of Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010 Australia.
2School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010 Australia.
Air Qual Atmos Health. 2018;11(7):785-790. doi: 10.1007/s11869-018-0593-1. Epub 2018 Jun 22.
Fragranced consumer products have been associated with adverse effects on human health. Babies are exposed to a variety of fragranced consumer products, which can emit numerous volatile organic compounds (VOCs), some considered potentially hazardous. However, fragranced baby products are exempt from disclosure of all ingredients. Consequently, parents and the public have little information on product emissions. This study investigates VOCs emitted from a range of fragranced baby products, including baby hair shampoos, body washes, lotions, creams, ointments, oils, hair sprays, and fragrance. The products were analysed using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) headspace analysis. Of the 42 baby products tested, 21 products made claims of green, organic, or all-natural. Results of the analysis found 684 VOCs emitted collectively from the 42 products, representing 228 different VOCs. Of these 684 VOCs, 207 are classified as potentially hazardous under federal regulations, representing 43 different VOCs. The most common VOCs emitted were limonene, acetaldehyde, ethanol, alpha-pinene, linalool, beta-myrcene, acetone, and beta-pinene. A comparison between ingredients emitted and ingredients listed reveals that only 5% of the 684 VOCs, including 12% of 207 potentially hazardous VOCs, were listed on the product label, safety data sheet, or website. More than 95% of both green and regular products emitted one or more potentially hazardous VOCs. Further, emissions of the most prevalent VOCs from green, organic, or all-natural products were not significantly different from regular products. Results from this study can help improve public awareness about emissions from baby products, with the aim to reduce pollutant exposure and potential adverse effects on babies.
有香味的消费品已被认为会对人体健康产生不良影响。婴儿会接触到各种各样的有香味的消费品，这些产品会释放出许多挥发性有机化合物（VOCs），其中一些被认为具有潜在危险性。然而，有香味的婴儿产品无需披露所有成分。因此，家长和公众对产品排放情况了解甚少。本研究调查了一系列有香味的婴儿产品所排放的挥发性有机化合物，这些产品包括婴儿洗发水、沐浴露、乳液、面霜、软膏、油类、发胶和香水。使用气相色谱/质谱联用仪（GC/MS）顶空分析法对这些产品进行了分析。在测试的42种婴儿产品中，有21种产品声称是绿色、有机或全天然的。分析结果发现，这42种产品共排放出684种挥发性有机化合物，代表228种不同的挥发性有机化合物。在这684种挥发性有机化合物中，根据联邦法规，有207种被归类为潜在危险物质，代表43种不同的挥发性有机化合物。排放最常见的挥发性有机化合物是柠檬烯、乙醛、乙醇、α-蒎烯、芳樟醇、β-月桂烯、丙酮和β-蒎烯。对排放成分与列出成分的比较表明，在产品标签、安全数据表或网站上列出的684种挥发性有机化合物中，只有5%被列出，其中包括207种潜在危险挥发性有机化合物中的12%。超过95%的绿色产品和普通产品都排放出一种或多种潜在危险的挥发性有机化合物。此外，绿色、有机或全天然产品中最普遍的挥发性有机化合物排放量与普通产品没有显著差异。这项研究的结果有助于提高公众对婴儿产品排放情况的认识，旨在减少污染物暴露以及对婴儿的潜在不良影响。
