Table 2 Volatile organic compounds concentrations from head space analysis
From: In vitro toxicological evaluation of surgical smoke from human tissue
Volatile Organic Compounds | REL (μg/m3) | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium (μg/m3) | Small Airway Epithelial Cell growth medium (μg/m3) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Test 1 | Test 2 | Test 1 | Test 2 | ||
Acetaldehyde | lowest feasible | 1700 | 4000 | 1700 | 2900 |
Acetone | 590,000 | * | * | 540 | * |
Acetonitrile | 34,000 | 420 | – | 440 | – |
alpha-Pinene | – | – | – | – | – |
Benzene | 3190 | – | 160 | 31 | 260 |
Chloroform | 9780 | – | – | – | – |
D-Limonene | – | – | – | – | – |
Ethanol | 1,900,000 | * | * | 490 | 5800 |
Ethylbenzene | 435,000 | * | – | 700 | 98 |
Isopropyl Alcohol | 980,000 | 25,000 | 47,000 | 4400 | 37,000 |
m,p-Xylene | 435,000 | * | – | 550 | 140 |
Methyl Methacrylate | 410,000 | – | – | – | – |
Methylene Chloride | lowest feasible | – | – | – | – |
n-Hexane | 180,000 | – | – | – | – |
o-Xylene | 435,000 | – | – | – | – |
Styrene | 215,000 | – | – | – | – |
Toluene | 375,000 | * | – | 66 | 110 |