Indoor Air in Beauty Salons and Occupational Health Exposure of Cosmetologists to Chemical Substances
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15475281 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alexandra Tsigonia (Technological Educational Institute of Athens), Argyro Lagoudi (Terra Nova L.t.d., Environmental Engineering Consultancy, 11527 Athens, Greece), Stavroula Chandrinou (Terra Nova L.t.d., Environmental Engineering Consultancy, 11527 Athens, Greece), Athena Linos (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens), Nikos Evlogias (Technological Educational Institute of Athens), Evangelos C Alexopoulos (0000-0003-0449-918X, University of Patras, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 314-324 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph7010314 |
| PMID | 20195448 |
| OpenAlex | W2059132289 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 24 |
The indoor environment in four beauty salons located in Athens (Greece) was examined in order to investigate the occupational health exposure of cosmetologists to various chemical products typically used in their work. Chemical substances chosen for investigation were volatile organic compounds (VOCs), formaldehyde, ozone and carbon dioxide. Total VOCs levels measured showed significant variation (100-1,450 microg m(-3)) depending on the products used and the number of treatments carried out, as well as ventilation. The main VOCs found in the salons were aromatics (toluene, xylene), esters and ketones (ethyl acetate, acetone, etc.) which are used as solvents in various beauty products; terpenes (pinene, limonene, camphor, menthenol) which have a particular odor and others like camphor which have specific properties. Ozone concentrations measured in all salons were quite low (0.1 and 13.3 microg m(-3)) and formaldehyde concentrations detected were lower than the detection limit of the method in all salons (<0.05 ppm). Carbon dioxide levels ranged between 402 and 1,268 ppm, depending on the number of people present in the salons during measurements and ventilation. Cosmetologists may be exposed to high concentrations of a mixture of volatile organic compounds although these levels could be decreased significantly by following certain practices such as good ventilation of the areas, closing the packages of the beauty products when not in use and finally selecting safer beauty products without strong odor
Camphor · Formaldehyde · Incense · Indoor air quality · Limonene · Odor · Toluene · Volatile organic compound · Xylene · Air Quality and Health Impacts · Chemistry · Environmental Science · Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure · Occupational exposure and asthma · Environmental Chemistry · Environmental Engineering · Food Science · Organic Chemistry
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,27 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2023 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |