Fotokopi Merkezlerinde Uçucu Organik Bileşiklere Maruziyet

Yıl 2019, Cilt: 34 Sayı: 3, 155 - 162, 30.09.2019

Gülnihal Kara

https://doi.org/10.21605/cukurovaummfd.638099

Öz

Fotokopi makineleri iç ortam hava kalite problemlerine yol açabilmektedir. Laboratuar ortamında test odasında yapılan çalışmalar fotokopi makinelerinin fotokopi işlemi süresince çok sayıda uçucu organik bileşiği (UOB) yaydığını göstermiştir. Bu çalışmada dört fotokopi merkezinden ve iki dış hava örneğinden alınan alan numuneleri aktif karbon tüplerinde toplanmış ve gaz kromatografisi-kütle spektrometresi kullanılarak NIOSH tarafından geliştirilen standart metoda göre analiz edilmiştir. Fotokopi merkezi 2’de 0,52-35,90 µg/m3 aralığında 18 farklı uçucu organik bileşik belirlenmiştir. Maksimum konsantrasyon 77,59 µg/m3 olarak (toluen, fotokopi merkezi 3) belirlenmiştir. Fotokopi merkezlerinde toplam uçucu organik bileşik maruziyeti 15,76-129,03 µg/m3.gün aralığında tespit edilmiştir. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

Uçucu organik bileşikler, Hava, İç ortam, Fotokopi merkezi, GC/MS

Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds in Photocopy Centers

Öz

Photocopiers have been caused indoor air quality problems. Studies conducted in the laboratory in the test chamber have indicated that several volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted during photocopier operation of photocopier machines. In this study, area samples from four photocopy centers and two outdoor air samples in Konya were collected in charcoal tubes and analyzed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry according to the standard method developed by NIOSH. Eighteen different VOCs were detected in photocopy center 2 and concentrations ranged from 0.52 µg/m3 to 35.90 µg/m3. The maximum concentration was determined as 77.59 µg/m3 (toluene, photocopy center 3). The daily average exposure to TVOC in photocopy centers detected from 15.76-to 129.03 µg/m3. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

Volatile organic compounds, Air, Indoor, Photocopy center, GC/MS

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