Naphthalene emissions from moth repellents or toilet deodorant blocksdetermined using head-space and small-chamber tests
JO Wan-Kuen , LEE Jong-Hyo , LIM Ho-Jin , JEONG Woo-Sik
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Received August 30, 2007,Revised March 18, 2008, Accepted , Available online
Volume 20,2008,Pages 1012-1017
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The present study investigated the emissions of naphthalene and other compounds from several di erent moth repellents (MRs)
and one toilet deodorant block (TDB) currently sold in Korea, using a headspace analysis. The emission factors and emission rates
of naphthalene were studied using a small-scale environmental chamber. Paper-type products emitted a higher concentration of the
total volatile organic compounds (VOCs) (normalized to the weight of test piece) than ball-type products, which in turn emitted higher
concentration than a gel-type product. In contrast, naphthalene was either the most or the second highest abundant compound for the
four ball products, whereas for paper and gel products it was not detected or was detected at much lower levels. The abundance of
naphthalene ranged between 18.4% and 37.3% for ball products. The results showed that the lower the air changes per hour (ACH)
level was, the higher the naphthalene concentrations became. In general, a low ACH level suggests a low ventilation rate. The emission
factor for naphthalene was nearly 100 times higher for a ball MR than for a gel or a paper MR. For the ball MR, the lower ACH level
resulted in higher emission rate.
