SAMPLING OF AUTOMOBILE INTERIORS FOR VINYL CHLORIDE MONOMER

The report gives results of a study to qualitatively identify organic pollutants in the air inside new automobiles. In recent years, concern has developed over the concentration of organic vapors inside new automobiles. A literature search first identified numerous volatilization products from plastics used in the construction of automobile interiors. Charcoal tubes were used to collect air samples in seven test vehicles. Vinyl chloride monomer concentrations of 0.4 to 1.2 ppm were detected in two vehicles. The concentrations in the other five test vehicles during this preliminary study were below the detection limit of 0.05 ppm.

• Corporate Authors:

  Monsanto Research Corporation

  1515 Nicholas Road
  Dayton, OH  United States  45407

  Industrial Environmental Research Lab

  Research Triangle Pk, NC  United States  27711
• Authors:
  • Hedley, W H
  • Cheng, J T
  • McCormick, R J
  • Lewis, W A
• Publication Date: 1976-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 42 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acrylic resins; Automobiles; Carcinogens; Chlorides; Epoxy resins; Gases; Monomers; Phenolic resins; Plastics; Polyester resins; Polypropylene; Polyurethane resins; Sampling; Synthetic resins; Volatilization
• Uncontrolled Terms: Interior; Vinyl chloride
• Old TRIS Terms: Abs resins; Degassing; Gas sampling; Melamine resins; Vaporizing
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00147055
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: MRC-DA-535 Final Rpt., EPA/600/2-76/124
• Contract Numbers: EPA-68-02-1404
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 16 1977 12:00AM