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Table 2 Concentrations of organic compounds (analyzed by GC–MS*)

From: Compositional and structural analysis of engineered stones and inorganic particles in silicotic nodules of exposed workers

Sample

M1

M2

M3

M4

M5

M6

M7

VOCs† (mg/kg)

STY: 0.81

BAL: Nt

PA: Nt

BA: Nt

STY: 0.79

BAL: Nt

PA: Nt

TCS: Nt

STY: 0.76

2EH: 0.87

PA2DM: Nt

BAL: Nt

PA: Nt

TCS: Nt

STY: 0.83

mX: 0.71

TOL: 0.75

2EH: 0.9

TMA: Nt

BAL: Nt

PA: Nt

TCS: Nt

STY: 0.81

mX: 0.73

TOL: 0.79

2EH: 0.88

BAL: Nt

PA: Nt

PA2DM: Nt

DPG: Nt

TCS: Nt

STY: 0.74

mX: 0.85

TOL: 0.80

BAL: Nt

PA: Nt

STY: 0.88

mX: 0.71

TOL: 0.71

BAL: Nt

PA: Nt

BA: Nt

PAHs‡ (ng/g)

ACY: LOD

ANT: ND

BaA: ND

CH: LOQ

FLA: 9.2

FLU: 18.0

NAP: 10.8

PHE: 17.7

PYR: ND

ACY: LOD

ANT: 18.5

BaA: LOQ

CHR: LOQ

FLA: 9.4

FLU: 18.8

NAP: 22.9

PHE: 20.8

PYR: LOQ

ACY: LOD

ANT: LOD

BaA: ND

CHR: LOD

FLA: ND

FLU: 17.0

NAP: 14.4

PHE: 17.8

PYR: LOQ

ACY: LOD

ANT: LOD

BaA: ND

CHR: LOQ

FLA: ND

FLU: 17.1

NAP: 15.3

PHE: 18.2

PYR: ND

ACY: LOD

ANT: ND

BaA: ND

CHR: LOD

FLA: ND

FLU: ND

NAP: 14.7

PHE: 19.1

PYR: LOQ

ACY: LOQ

ANT: ND

BaA: ND

CHR: LOQ

FLA: ND

FLU: 16.5

NAP: 9.3

PHE: 21.6

PYR: ND

ACY: LOQ

ANT: ND

BaA: ND

CHR: LOQ

FLA: 9.5

FLU: 18.3

NAP: 39.3

PHE: 28.8

PYR: LOQ

  1. * GC–MS: Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
  2. † VOCs: Volatile organic compounds
  3. ‡ PAHs: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
  4. 2EH 2-ethyl-1-hexanol, BAL benzaldehyde, BA benzyl alcohol, PA2DM propanoic acid2,2 dimethyl, mX m-xylene, PA phthalic acid, TMA trimethylacetic acid, STY styrene, TOL toluene, DPG dipropylene glycol, TCS triclosan, ACY acenaphthylene, ANT anthracene, BaA benzanthracene, CHR chrysene, FLA fluoranthene, FLU fluorine, NAP naphthalene, PHE phenanthrene, PYR pyrene, Nt (nontarget) compounds detected (NIST Database) but not quantified, ND not detected, LOD limit of detection, LOQ limit of quantification