Air fresheners fact sheet : default parameters for estimating consumer exposure / Johannes A. J. Meesters, J. D. te Biesebeek, W. ter Burg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meesters, Johannes A. J., author.

Biesebeek, J. D. te, author.

Burg, W. ter, author.

Series:

Report (Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (Netherlands))

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Risk assessment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (134 pages).

Edition:

Version 2021.

Other Title:

Air fresheners fact sheet

Place of Publication:

The Netherlands : National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, 2022.

Summary:

Accurate estimation of consumer exposure is a necessity in assessing the risks of potential harm from chemical substances in consumer products. RIVM has developed a web-based computer model called ConsExpo Web to estimate such exposure. ConsExpo Web can be used to calculate indoor consumer exposure to chemical substances during the use of for example paint, cleaning products and personal care products. Fact Sheets have been written that address default models and default parameter values, so that users of ConsExpo Web are able to perform exposure assessment in a standardised and transparent way. Several Fact Sheets are already available. The Air Fresheners Fact Sheet adds to this series. The Air Fresheners Fact Sheet describes default parameters values useful in estimating exposure to chemical substances in air freshener products, such as values for frequency of use and product amount. The Air Fresheners Fact Sheet also describes the available data sources and the sources consulted, how these were evaluated and how the default parameters values are derived. The new defaults for air fresheners used at home - in living areas and in toilet rooms - and in cars, as well as for fabric fresheners and animal odour mask products, are uploaded into the ConsExpo database to coincide with the publication of this Air Fresheners Fact Sheet.

Contents:

Summary

1. Introduction

1.1. Background

1.2. Cons Expo Web

1.3. Fact Sheets

2. Default setting and quality of the data

2.1. Default setting

2.2. Quality of the default

3. About the Air Fresheners Fact Sheet

3.1. Air freshener products

3.2. Ingredients in air fresheners

4. Generic scenarios and models for air fresheners

4.1. Spraying of air freshener products

4.2. Continuous release events

4.3. Time-limited release events

4.4. Dermal contact upon refills

4.5. Exposed population groups

4.6. Exposure locations

5. Information

5.1. EPHECT survey

5.2. NIER Survey

6. Home air fresheners

6.1. Instant air refreshment sprays

6.2. Electric plug-in evaporators

6.3. Automatic puff releasers

6.4. Sensor puff releasers

6.5. Scented candles

6.6. Scented wax blocks

6.7. Heated oil diffusers

6.8. Incense sticks

6.9. Gel diffusers

6.10. Capillary reed or wood diffusers

6.11. Nebula diffusers

6.12. Potpourri

6.13. Vacuum cleaner fragrance additives

7. Toilet air fresheners

7.1. Toilet sprays

7.2. Toilet rim blocks

8. Car air fresheners

8.1. Car interior air sprays

8.2. Electric evaporators

8.3. Fragrance-infused items

9. Fabric fresheners

9.1. Clothing sprays

9.2. Interior fabric sprays

10. Animal odour mask products

10.1. Pet urine odour remover sprays

10.2. Pet urine odour remover foams

10.3. Pet urine odour remover liquids

10.4. Pet odour sprays

Acknowledgements

References

List of abbreviations

Annex I. Refinement of inhalation exposure doses by applying a 'duration of stay' parameter.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment RIVM, viewed April 20, 2023).