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ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
Volume 181, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.108259
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Chemicals of Emerging Concern (CECs); GC xGC; Indoor environment; Non-target; Pixel-based analysis
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This study sampled and analyzed indoor air pollutants and identified four new organic compounds. A three-step pipeline was proposed to screen and evaluate the contamination potential of these new compounds. Mintketone and sesquiterpenes may be derived from the use of volatile chemical products, while (5α)-androstane is probably human-emitted.
Indoor pollutants change over time and place. Exposure to hazardous organics is associated with adverse health effects. This work sampled gaseous organics by Tenax TA tubes in two indoor rooms, i.e., an office set as samples, and the room of chassis dynamometer (RCD) set as backgrounds. Compounds are analyzed by a thermal desorption comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography-quadrupole mass spectrometer (TD-GC x GCqMS). Four new chemicals of emerging concern (CECs) are screened in 469 organics quantified. We proposed a three-step pipeline for CECs screening utilizing GC x GC including 1) non-target scanning of organics with convincing molecular structures and quantification results, 2) statistical analysis between samples and backgrounds to extract useful information, and 3) pixel-based property estimation to evaluate the contamination potential of addressed chemicals. New CECs spotted in this work are all intermediate volatility organic compounds (IVOCs), containing mintketone, isolongifolene, beta-funebrene, and (5 alpha)-androstane. Mintketone and sesquiterpenes may be derived from the use of volatile chemical products (VCPs), while (5 alpha)-androstane is probably human-emitted. The occurrence and contamination potential of the addressed new CECs are reported for the first time. Non-target scanning and the measurement of IVOCs are of vital importance to get a full glimpse of indoor organics.
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