소비 생활용품의 노출계수 조사 방법의 고찰

• 영문명: Review of Exposure Assessment to Obtain Exposure Factors of Consumer Products
• 발행기관: 한국환경보건학회
• 저자명: 박지영(Ji Young Park) 이기영(Kiyoung Lee) 신호상(Ho-Sang Shin) 양원호(Wonho Yang)
• 간행물 정보: 『1. 한국환경보건학회지』제39권 제6호, 532~540쪽, 전체 9쪽
• 주제분류: 공학 > 환경공학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2013.12.30

영문 초록

Background: Exposure factors for consumer products have been developed since the 1980s. Such exposure factors are important in risk assessment. Since the exposure/use patterns of consumer products in a country may reflect its respective cultural, meteorological, and socio-economic circumstances, unique Korean exposure factors for consumer products are needed. Such exposure factors are required for newly-enacted chemical regulations in Korea. For this review, published papers and survey reports on exposure factors of consumer products were examined for their assessment methodologies. Results: Investigation into exposure factors for consumer products used a variety of methods: home visit, online, telephone, and mail surveys using questionnaires; face to face interviews; modeling using a constructed database; and direct measurement. To collect more accurate exposure information or to check the reliability of the sampling method, some studies were repeated using the same questionnaire, in-home observation, direct measurement of usage, and videotaping. In Korea, nationwide exposure surveys were conducted five times over five years to obtain Korean exposure factors. However, with the exception of the 5th-year study, the surveys were online questionnaires and only the 5th-year study validated the accuracy of exposure information by re-visits and direct measurement. Conclusion: Accurate exposure factors are an essential part of risk assessment to assure safe use of consumer products. For better and safer management of consumer products, accurate exposure factors in Korea should be assessed for various exposure pathways.

키워드

Exposure factors Consumer products Risk assessment