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| LIVE WEBCAST
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| Friday, June 16, 2017 at 11am EDT | 8am PDT | 4pm BST | 5pm CEST |
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| Event Overview |
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A broad range of chemicals can be classified as semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs), including some pesticides, herbicides, sealants, repellants, flame retardants, plasticizers, preservatives, and products of incomplete combustion. Many of these chemical classes of SVOCs are found in building materials and consumer products. Research has shown that some SVOCs used indoors may migrate out of these products and reach indoor occupants. This exposure can potentially result in health effects including cancer, neurological impairment, and endocrine disruption. As a result, some regulatory bodies now require exposure assessments on SVOCs found in building materials.
Correctly performing an exposure assessment requires accurate quantification of SVOC emission from the source materials of interest. Conventional emission testing methods have difficulty in accurately quantifying SVOC emissions due to the airflow dependence of typical SVOC emissions. A mass transfer analytical framework is needed to accurately assess SVOC emission rate parameters. Once SVOC mass transfer emission parameters have been determined, these values can be used for SVOC product screening, field studies, and exposure modeling. There are now a variety of techniques described in the literature for measuring various SVOC emission parameters using gas chromatography (GC) based methods. This talk will review these new techniques and how they may be implemented in the future. |
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- What are SVOCs and why do we care about them?
- Overview of current and upcoming standard methods and academic research
- Sampling and analytical considerations for assessing SVOCs
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| Who Should Attend |
- Analysts working in industry or focused on industrial analysis, at material manufacturers, testing laboratories, regulatory bodies, and in academia
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| Dr. Dustin Poppendieck |
Environmental Engineer
Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation Group |
National Institute of
Standards and Technology |
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| Dr. Caroline Widdowson |
Global Marketing Manager
for Thermal Desorption |
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| Moderator |
| Laura Bush |
| Editorial Director |
| LCGC |
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