Author, as appears in the article.: Gomez, Oscar; Ramirez, Noelia; Vallecillos, Laura; Borrull, Francesc
Department: Química Analítica i Química Orgànica
URV's Author/s: Borrull Ballarín, Francesc / Gómez Alonso, Óscar / Gómez Cruz, Oscar Daniel / Ramírez González, Noelia / VALLECILLOS MARSAL, LAURA
Keywords: Ai Extraction Gas Gas-chromatography mass spectrometr Gas-chromatography mass spectrometry Organophosphorus flame retardants Personal passive samplers Risk-assessment Samplers Semi-volatile organic compounds Silicone wristbands Ultrasonic extraction
Abstract: High production volume chemicals (HPVCs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are semi-volatile organic compounds (semi-VOCs) of great environmental concern because of their presence worldwide and health problems resulting from long-term exposure to some of them. It is essential to have robust analytical methods to monitor the concentrations of these compounds not only in environmental samples but also individual exposure. In this pilot study we develop and validate a multiresidue analytical method based on ultrasound-assisted extraction and gas-chromatography mass spectrometry for the simultaneous determination of 56 semi-VOCs using silicone wristbands (SWBs) as personal passive samplers. The developed method provided recoveries between 43% and 114% on sampled SWBs and method detection and quantification limits in the range of 0.1-35 ng/g and 0.3-119 ng/g, respectively. A preliminary study was performed with a small group of adults living in the industrial city of Tarragona (north-eastern Spain) to evaluate the applicability of SWBs for monitoring individual exposure to the studied HPVCs and PAHs. Benzothiazoles, benzenesulfonamides, UV stabilisers and phenolic antioxidants were determined for the first time in SWBs. Phthalates (PAEs), stood out above the rest, accounting for 52% of the total concentrations. Diethylhexyl phthalate was the compound found at the highest concentrations with values between 1.1 and 82 mu g/g. Carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic dermal risk assessment was performed for adults and considering two scenarios (low and high). PAHs were the compounds with the highest carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic dermal risk regardless of the exposure scenario. The second family of compounds that contributed the most to the total risk were PAEs but high punctual concentrations of these compounds caused significant differences between exposure scenarios.
Thematic Areas: Astronomia / física Biochemistry Biodiversidade Biotecnología Ciência de alimentos Ciências agrárias i Ciências ambientais Ciências biológicas i Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas iii Direito Educação física Enfermagem Engenharias i Engenharias ii Engenharias iii Ensino Environmental science (all) Environmental science (miscellaneous) Environmental sciences Farmacia General environmental science General medicine Geociências Interdisciplinar Materiais Medicina i Medicina ii Medicina iii Odontología Planejamento urbano e regional / demografia Psicología Public health, environmental and occupational health Public, environmental & occupational health Química Saúde coletiva Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: francesc.borrull@urv.cat oscardaniel.gomez@estudiants.urv.cat oscar.gomezal@estudiants.urv.cat noelia.ramirez@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0003-2718-9336 0000-0003-1132-7634
Record's date: 2024-11-02
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Papper original source: Environmental Research. 263 120107-
APA: Gomez, Oscar; Ramirez, Noelia; Vallecillos, Laura; Borrull, Francesc (2024). Determining personal exposure to high production volume chemicals (HPVCs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) with silicone wristbands: A pilot study. Environmental Research, 263(), 120107-. DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.120107
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2024
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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