SVOC Concentrations in House dust and Residential Environment in Japanese Houses

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the relevance of between SVOC concentrations in house dust and living environments. Using the newly proposed dust collecting and SVOC analysis method, we determined concentrations of the nine SVOC substances by dust size and made simultaneously the questionnaire about residential environments. Collected dusts were screened with sieves and then analyzed on nine components (DEP, DMP, BBP, DEHP, DINP, DBP, DNOP, DIDP, DIBP) by LC/MS/MS method. The results leaded to selecting less than 100μm and 100-250μm as the target size of dusts to be investigated intensively by considering the concentration distribution and the oral intake of humans. DEHP and DINP accounted for 96 to 97% of determined amount of SVOC and only the small amounts in the other seven components were detected. There was no significant difference in the component ratio depending on particle size. Significant difference was obtained between a few substances of SVOC and several living environment items.