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Airborne concentrations were higher: when products with higher percentage of 2–BE
were used; during sink and mirror cleaning compared to toilet bowl cleaning; and
when tasks were performed in the small bathroom compared to the large one. The
highest concentrations were measured during sink cleaning, when the general purpose
cleaner containing 5–7% 2–BE was used.
Correlation of TVOC with 2–BE
Contrary to expectations, the TVOC measurements were consistently lower than 2–
BE, a single volatile organic compound of the mixture (Table 2). However, good cor-
relation was found between TVOC and 2–BE values measured simultaneously for the
same task (R
2
= 0.94).
DISCUSSION
In this study we assessed quantitatively ...