Table 1 Average concentrations (μg/m3) of volatile organic compounds from surgical smoke generation
From: In vitro toxicological evaluation of surgical smoke from human tissue
REL (μg/m3) | Background | Sampling #1 | Sampling #2 | Sampling #3 | Sampling #4 | Sampling #5 | Sampling #6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acetaldehyde | lowest feasible | 12 | 13 | 17 | 1200 | 940 | 630 | 2100 |
Acetone | 590,000 | 21 | 30 | 41 | 38 | 150 | 81 | 170 |
acetonitrile | 34,000 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 440 | 410 | 130 | 570 |
α-pinene | – | 4 | – | – | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Benzene | 3190 | 2 | 1 | – | 120 | 560 | 220 | 130 |
Chloroform | 9780 | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – |
d-Limonene | – | 7 | – | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 18 |
Ethanol | 1,900,000 | 450 | 37 | 1200 | 290 | 810 | 230 | 1100 |
Ethylbenzene | 435,000 | 2 | – | 5 | 51 | 39 | 15 | 23 |
Isopropyl Alcohol | 980,000 | 870 | 110 | 1000 | 380 | 1900 | 400 | 14,000 |
m,p-Xylene | 435,000 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
Methyl methacrylate | 410,000 | 4 | – | – | 8 | – | 11 | – |
Methylene chloride | lowest feasible | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – |
n-Hexane | 180,000 | 3 | – | – | 22 | 85 | 42 | 33 |
o-Xylene | 435,000 | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Styrene | 215,000 | – | – | – | 91 | 49 | 17 | 31 |
Toluene | 375,000 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 90 | 190 | 72 | 99 |