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http://dx.doi.org/10.5668/JEHS.2022.48.4.195

A Study on the Exposure Factors Used in the Assessment of Inhalation Exposure to Household Chemicals  

Yoon, Chungsik (Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University)
Kwon, Taehong (Institute of Health and Environment, Seoul National University)
Oh, Gitaek (Institute of Health and Environment, Seoul National University)
Kim, Minjung (Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University)
Kim, Boowook (Institute of Health and Environment, Seoul National University)
Shin, CheolWoong (Air Environment Center, Korea Conformity Laboratories)
Lee, Kiyoung (Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University)
Zoh, Kyungduk (Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University)
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Journal of Environmental Health Sciences / v.48, no.4, 2022 , pp. 195-205 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background: The biggest concern when using household chemical products is the health risk from inhalation exposure. Objectives: The purpose of this paper was to provide information necessary for estimating inhalation exposure factors in several countries/organizations and to present some examples. Methods: We attempted to use PRISMA-ScR for a systematic review, but no major reports were found. We used the Google search function instead to find 'exposure factor handbook'. As for the results, inhalation exposure factors from South Korea, the United States, Canada, the EU, Australia, Japan, and China were compared. Results: The basic concept and origin of exposure factors was the US Environmental Protection Agency's Exposure Factor Handbook. Its latest version is 2011, but several chapters have been updated in 2017, 2018, and 2019. South Korea's Exposure Factor Handbook was updated in 2019, more recently than those of other countries, and was systematically investigated. In South Korea, the average daily respiratory rate is 14.62 m3/day for adults and 12.73 m3/day for children. It is difficult to compare breathing rate by country because each country divides age groups differently and uses different methods to estimate it. Information on household chemical products, space used, and ventilation rate are in the exposure factor handbook in some countries and not in others. It is not in the handbook in South Korea, but in the notice from the NIER (National Institute of Environmental Research), a sub-regulation of the Chemical Product Safety Act. Conclusions: The exposure factors registered in South Korea's exposure factor handbook have been systematically studied and reflect the most recent data. When using data not in the relevant handbook, data from other countries might be applied, but it should be determined whether the nature and quality of the original data have been managed.
Keywords
Respiratory rate; handbook; household products; inhalation; risk;
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