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EPA Document# EPA-740-R1-8010 October 2019 DRAFT

Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention

Draft Risk Evaluation for Methylene Chloride

(Dichloromethane, DCM)

Systematic Review Supplemental File: Data Quality Evaluation for Data Sources on Consumer and

Environmental Exposure

CASRN: 75-09-2

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oor

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uti

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ent

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ethy-

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ate

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ern

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on

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54

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ilati

on

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gic

al

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an

e(m

ethyle

ne

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port

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ted

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ple

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osu

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ical

air

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min

ants

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60

2531129

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ple

ted

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osu

reA

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ealt

h,

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ad

a.

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ad

ian

Envir

on

men

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Pro

tect

ion

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ent

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an

e-

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ati

on

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on

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osu

rein

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ad

a.

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rnal

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on

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tal

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ence

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dH

ealt

h,

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on

men

-ta

lC

arc

inogen

esis

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xic

olo

gy

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iew

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62

3587217

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ple

ted

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osu

reA

sses

smen

tD

eR

ooij

,C

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hom

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n,

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S.,G

arn

y,V

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ux,

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Dic

hlo

rom

eth

an

em

ari

ne

risk

ass

essm

ent

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ecia

lre

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nce

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eO

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n:

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hS

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Envir

on

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tal

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ng

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dA

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63

3827379

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ple

ted

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osu

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sses

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sep

a,O

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Conta

min

ant

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urr

ence

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port

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men

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rca

tegory

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nta

min

ants

for

the

seco

nd

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on

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ary

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64

3827392

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ple

ted

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osu

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gro

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din

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air

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centr

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on

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tile

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nd

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nC

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ate

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ent

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blic

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icals

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ich

loro

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ne

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4663189

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ted

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ort

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gic

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met

hyle

ne

chlo

rid

e.

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ber

t, P

.,C

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on

nie

r, P

.,R

ivolt

a,

L.,S

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is,

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an

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sch

, F

.,C

am

pb

ell,

I.

. 1986.

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e occ

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ence

of

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rin

ate

d s

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ents

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th

e en

vir

on

men

t. P

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by

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he

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ean

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emic

al I

nd

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ry F

eder

ati

on

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EF

IC).

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em-

istr

y a

nd

In

du

stry

24

Del

maar,

J. E

.. 201

0. E

mis

sion

of c

hem

ical s

ub

stan

ces

from

solid

matr

ices

: a

m

eth

od

for

con

sum

er e

xp

osu

re a

sses

smen

t.

U.S

, E. P

. A..

1987.

Hou

seh

old

solv

ent

pro

du

cts:

A n

ati

on

al u

sage

surv

ey.

Ab

t. 1

992.

Met

hyle

ne

chlo

rid

e co

nsu

mer

use

stu

dy

su

rvey

fin

din

gs.

75

vi

Refer

toAppendix

Eof

‘ApplicationofSystematicReview

inTSCA

RiskEvaluations’

athttps://www.epa.gov

formore

inform

ationofevaluation

proceduresan

dparam

eters.

1

Stu

dy

Cit

ati

on:

Chan,

C.

C.,V

ain

er,

L.,M

art

in,

J.

W.,W

illiam

s,D

.T

..1990.

Det

erm

inati

on

of

org

anic

conta

min

ants

inre

siden

tial

indoor

air

usi

ng

an

adso

rpti

on-t

her

mal

des

orp

tion

tech

niq

ue.

Journ

al

of

the

Air

and

Wast

eM

anagem

ent

Ass

oci

ati

on.

Data

Typ

eM

onit

ori

ng

Her

oID

27974

Dom

ain

Met

ric

Rati

ng†

Sco

reC

om

men

ts‡

Dom

ain

1:

Rel

iabilit

yM

etri

c1:

Sam

pling

Met

hodolo

gy

Med

ium

2Sam

pling

meth

odolo

gy

dis

cuss

ed.

At

each

of

12

hom

es

the

fol-

low

ing

sam

ple

sw

ere

collecte

din

Novem

ber

or

Decem

ber

1986:

four

indoor

air

sam

ple

s,of

vary

ing

volu

mes,

usi

ng

single

sor-

bent

tub

eand

one

indoor

air

sam

ple

usi

ng

two

sorb

ent

tub

es

connecte

din

seri

es.

Rep

eat

sam

plings

were

carr

ied

out

at

six

of

these

hom

es

inFebru

ary

or

Marc

h,

1987.

The

indoor

air

sam

ple

sw

ere

collecte

don

the

main

floor

of

the

hom

e,

usu

ally

inth

elivin

gor

fam

ily

room

,w

here

no

obvio

us

sourc

es

of

con-

tam

inati

on

were

pre

sent.

Indoor

air

sam

ple

sw

ere

collecte

dat

the

sam

eti

me,

usu

ally

inth

eevenin

gor

late

aft

ern

oon

where

aunif

orm

90-m

inute

sam

pling

tim

ew

as

use

dand

pum

pflow

rate

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ere

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sted

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mple

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requir

ed

volu

me

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air

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irvolu

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ple

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ed

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er

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ple

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tion

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ent

tub

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seale

din

indiv

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rew

cap

gla

sstu

bes

and

then

store

din

ati

ghtl

yse

ale

dconta

iner

unti

lana-

lyzed.

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ric

2:

Analy

tica

lM

ethodolo

gy

Med

ium

2A

naly

tical

meth

odolo

gy

dis

cuss

ed.

Sam

ple

sw

ere

analy

zed

us-

ing

adso

rpti

on/T

herm

al

Deso

rpti

on

couple

dw

ith

Gas

Chro

-m

ato

gra

phy/M

ass

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om

etr

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S).

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od

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tecti

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able

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for

DC

M,

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PE

RC

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naly

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ied

out

wit

hin

two

days

of

sam

pling.

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ric

3:

Bio

mark

erSel

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N/A

N/A

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Dom

ain

2:

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ess

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ric

4:

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gra

phic

Are

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igh

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Met

ric

5:

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rality

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3>

15

years

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1987)

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ric

6:

Spati

al

and

Tem

pora

lV

ari

abilit

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ediu

m2

larg

esa

mple

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ple

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mple

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ng

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ent

tub

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mple

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ng

two

sorb

ent

tub

es

connecte

din

ase

ries

and

12

hom

es,

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60

and

30

indoor

air

sam

ple

scollecte

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at

6hom

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5x6=

30).

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ric

7:

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osu

reSce

nari

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ediu

m2

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edis

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of

exp

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o,

sam

ple

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ally

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om

or

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ily

room

where

no

sourc

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conta

min

ati

on

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pre

sent.

Dom

ain

3:

Acc

essi

bilit

y/C

lari

ty

Conti

nued

on

nex

tpage

2

–continued

from

pre

viouspage

Stu

dy

Cit

ati

on:

Chan,

C.

C.,V

ain

er,

L.,M

art

in,

J.

W.,W

illiam

s,D

.T

..1990.

Det

erm

inati

on

of

org

anic

conta

min

ants

inre

siden

tial

indoor

air

usi

ng

an

adso

rpti

on-t

her

mal

des

orp

tion

tech

niq

ue.

Journ

al

of

the

Air

and

Wast

eM

anagem

ent

Ass

oci

ati

on.

Data

Typ

eM

onit

ori

ng

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oID

27974

Dom

ain

Met

ric

Rati

ng†

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reC

om

men

ts‡

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ric

8:

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ort

ing

of

Res

ult

sM

ediu

m2

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supple

menta

lor

raw

data

.T

able

sII

and

III

rep

ort

indoor

air

concentr

ati

ons

(range

and

mean)

for

12

hom

es

duri

ng

1986

and

6hom

es

duri

ng

1987,

resp

ecti

vely

.

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ric

9:

Quality

Ass

ura

nce

Med

ium

2A

bla

nk

sorb

ent

tub

ew

as

carr

ied

toand

from

each

hom

eand

handle

dand

analy

zed

as

asa

mple

,except

that

no

air

was

sam

-ple

dth

rough

the

tub

e.

Each

week,th

ree

tub

es

fort

ified

at

alo

wle

vel

(appro

x70-8

0ng)

and

thre

etu

bes

fort

ified

at

am

ediu

mle

vel

(appro

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800

ng)

wit

ha

standard

mix

ture

of

targ

et

com

pounds,

togeth

er

wit

ha

bla

nk

tub

e,

were

transp

ort

ed

toand

from

one

sam

pling

site

and

analy

zed

by

AT

D/G

C/M

S.

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ass

ess

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stabilit

yof

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org

anic

targ

et

com

pounds

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licate

sorb

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wit

hth

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pounds

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low

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ere

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then

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zed

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ain

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rtain

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gre

atl

y,

eff

ec-

tive

use

of

the

tech

niq

ue

requir

es

that

severa

lair

sam

ple

sof

diff

ere

nt

volu

mes

be

collecte

dat

each

locati

on.

Over

all

Quality

Det

erm

inati

on*

Med

ium

2.0

Extr

act

edY

es

† H

igh

= 1

; Med

ium

= 2

; Low

= 3

; Un

acc

epta

ble

= 4

; N/A

has

no

valu

e.‡

Th

e over

all

rati

ng

is c

alc

ula

ted

as

nec

essa

ry.

Met

rics t

hat a

re ra

ted

Hig

h m

et th

e cr

iteria

for h

igh

conf

iden

ce a

s exp

ecte

d fo

r thi

s typ

e of

stud

y, a

nd

may

not

requ

ire a

dditi

onal

com

men

ts.

*If

any

ind

ivid

ual

met

rics

are

dee

med

Un

acc

epta

ble

,th

enth

eover

all

rati

ng

isals

ou

nacc

epta

ble

.O

ther

wis

e,th

eover

all

rati

ng

isb

ase

don

the

follow

ing

scale

:H

igh

:≥

1to

<1.7

;M

ediu

m:

=≥

1.7

to<

2.3

;L

ow

:=≥

2.3

to≤

3.

3

Stu

dy

Cit

ati

on:

Fer

rari

o,

J.

B.,L

awle

r,G

.C

.,D

eleo

n,

I.R

.,L

ase

ter,

J.

L..

1985.

Vola

tile

org

anic

polluta

nts

inbio

taand

sedim

ents

of

Lake

Pontc

hart

rain

.B

ullet

inof

Envir

onm

enta

lC

onta

min

ati

on

and

Tox

icolo

gy.

Data

Typ

eM

onit

ori

ng

Her

oID

28993

Dom

ain

Met

ric

Rati

ng†

Sco

reC

om

men

ts‡

Dom

ain

1:

Rel

iabilit

yM

etri

c1:

Sam

pling

Met

hodolo

gy

Med

ium

2D

eta

iled

meth

ods.

Sam

ple

spack

ed

on

ice

and

then

frozen

unti

lanaly

sis.

No

length

of

stora

ge

pro

vid

ed.

Met

ric

2:

Analy

tica

lM

ethodolo

gy

Med

ium

2A

naly

sis

usi

ng

Nati

onal

Bure

au

of

Sta

ndard

spro

cedure

,but

modifi

ed.

Old

er

meth

od

(1976).

Thre

ere

covery

inte

rnal

stan-

dard

sadded.

GC

/M

S.

Met

ric

3:

Bio

mark

erSel

ecti

on

N/A

N/A

Dom

ain

2:

Rep

rese

nta

tiven

ess

Met

ric

4:

Hig

h1

Met

ric

5:

Geo

gra

phic

Are

aTe

mpo

rality

Low

31980

Met

ric

6:

Spati

al

and

Tem

pora

lV

ari

abilit

yL

ow3

Eit

her

5in

div

idual

or

1com

posi

tesa

mple

per

bio

taty

pe

Met

ric

7:

Exp

osu

reSce

nari

oM

ediu

m2

Media

and

chem

ical

of

inte

rest

,and

inU

S,

how

ever,

itis

an

old

er

study

som

ay

not

reflect

curr

ent

condit

ions,

Dom

ain

3:

Acc

essi

bilit

y/C

lari

tyM

etri

c8:

Rep

ort

ing

of

Res

ult

sM

ediu

m2

No

raw

data

.O

nly

mean

pro

vid

ed

if5

sam

ple

scollecte

d.

Met

ric

9:

Quality

Ass

ura

nce

Med

ium

2B

lanks

and

calibra

tion

standard

suse

d,

inaddit

ion

inte

rnal

standard

s,how

ever

resu

lts

not

rep

ort

ed.

Dom

ain

4:

Vari

abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

tyM

etri

c10:

Vari

abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

tyL

ow3

Not

dic

suss

ed

Over

all

Quality

Det

erm

inati

on*

Med

ium

2.2

Extr

act

edN

o

† H

igh

= 1

; Med

ium

= 2

; Low

= 3

; Un

acc

epta

ble

= 4

; N/A

has

no

valu

e.‡

Th

e over

all

rati

ng

is c

alc

ula

ted

as

nec

essa

ry.

Met

rics t

hat a

re ra

ted

Hig

h m

et th

e cr

iteria

for h

igh

conf

iden

ce a

s exp

ecte

d fo

r thi

s typ

e of

stud

y, a

nd

may

not

requ

ire a

dditi

onal

com

men

ts.

*If

any

ind

ivid

ual

met

rics

are

dee

med

Un

acc

epta

ble

,th

enth

eover

all

rati

ng

isals

ou

nacc

epta

ble

.O

ther

wis

e,th

eover

all

rati

ng

isb

ase

don

the

follow

ing

scale

:H

igh

:≥

1to

<1.7

;M

ediu

m:

=≥

1.7

to<

2.3

;L

ow

:=≥

2.3

to≤

3.

4

Stu

dy

Cit

ati

on:

Sin

gh,

H.

B.,Sala

s,L

.J.,Sti

les,

R.

E..

1983.

Sel

ecte

dm

an-m

ade

halo

gen

ate

dch

emic

als

inth

eair

and

oce

anic

envir

onm

ent.

Journ

al

of

Geo

physi

cal

Res

earc

h.

Data

Typ

eM

onit

ori

ng

Her

oID

29192

Dom

ain

Met

ric

Rati

ng†

Sco

reC

om

men

ts‡

Dom

ain

1:

Rel

iabilit

yM

etri

c1:

Sam

pling

Met

hodolo

gy

Hig

h1

Met

ric

2:

Analy

tica

lM

ethodolo

gy

Low

3sa

mpling

meth

od,

equip

ments

are

dis

cri

bed.

But

there

isti

me

lag(3

-6w

eeks)

betw

een

sam

pling

and

analy

sis.

exp

eri

menta

lpro

tocol

ispro

vid

ed

inanoth

er

refe

rence(s

ingh

1982).

Met

ric

3:

Bio

mark

erSel

ecti

on

N/A

N/A

Dom

ain

2:

Rep

rese

nta

tiven

ess

Met

ric

4:

Hig

h1

Met

ric

5:

Geo

gra

phic

Are

aTe

mpo

ralit

yL

ow3

>15

yrs

old

Met

ric

6:

Spati

al

and

Tem

pora

lV

ari

abilit

yM

ediu

m2

Suffi

cie

nt

sam

ple

size(A

bout

40).

These

sam

ple

sare

collecte

din

vari

ous

date

s,si

tes,

and

depth

.B

ut

no

replicate

sam

ple

s.

Met

ric

7:

Exp

osu

reSce

nari

oH

igh

1

Dom

ain

3:

Acc

essi

bilit

y/C

lari

tyM

etri

c8:

Rep

ort

ing

of

Res

ult

sM

ediu

m2

Data

set

isw

ell

sum

mari

zed.

But

no

raw

data

issh

ow

ed(j

ust

avera

ge

valu

e).

The

meanin

gof

hyphen

isnot

expla

ined.

Met

ric

9:

Quality

Ass

ura

nce

Med

ium

2Q

Ais

desc

rib

ed

abit

like

calibra

tion,

standard

sth

ough,

dis

-cuss

ion

isquit

elim

ited.

Dom

ain

4:

Vari

abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

tyM

etri

c10:

Vari

abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

tyL

ow3

Com

pari

son

of

measu

red

valu

es

and

pre

dic

ted

valu

es

isde-

scri

bed

though,

lim

ited

dis

cuss

ion.

Over

all

Quality

Det

erm

inati

on*

Med

ium

2.0

Extr

act

edY

es

† H

igh

= 1

; Med

ium

= 2

; Low

= 3

; Un

acc

epta

ble

= 4

; N/A

has

no

valu

e.‡

Th

e over

all

rati

ng

is c

alc

ula

ted

as

nec

essa

ry.

Met

rics t

hat a

re ra

ted

Hig

h m

et th

e cr

iteria

for h

igh

conf

iden

ce a

s exp

ecte

d fo

r thi

s typ

e of

stud

y, a

nd

may

not

requ

ire a

dditi

onal

com

men

ts.

*If

any

ind

ivid

ual

met

rics

are

dee

med

Un

acc

epta

ble

,th

enth

eover

all

rati

ng

isals

ou

nacc

epta

ble

.O

ther

wis

e,th

eover

all

rati

ng

isb

ase

don

the

follow

ing

scale

:H

igh

:≥

1to

<1.7

;M

ediu

m:

=≥

1.7

to<

2.3

;L

ow

:=≥

2.3

to≤

3.

5

Stu

dy

Cit

ati

on:

Ryan,

T.

J.,H

art

,E

.M

.,K

apple

r,L

.L

..2002.

VO

Cex

posu

res

ina

mix

ed-u

seuniv

ersi

tyart

buildin

g.

AIH

AJourn

al.

Data

Typ

eM

onit

ori

ng

Her

oID

49414

Dom

ain

Met

ric

Rati

ng†

Sco

reC

om

men

ts‡

Dom

ain

1:

Rel

iabilit

yM

etri

c1:

Sam

pling

Met

hodolo

gy

Hig

h1

Gave

sam

pling

deta

ils.

Sam

ple

sre

frig

era

ted

and

analy

zed

wit

hin

2w

eeks.

Met

ric

2:

Analy

tica

lM

ethodolo

gy

Med

ium

2M

eth

ods

well

desc

rib

ed,

but

info

such

as

calibra

tion,

bla

nks,

and

recoveri

es

were

not

pro

vid

ed.

Met

ric

3:

Bio

mark

erSel

ecti

on

N/A

N/A

Dom

ain

2:

Rep

rese

nta

tiven

ess

Met

ric

4:

Hig

h1

Met

ric

5:

Geo

gra

phic

Are

aTe

mpo

rality

Low

3>

15

yrs

Met

ric

6:

Spati

al

and

Tem

pora

lV

ari

abilit

yH

igh

118

to90

sam

ple

s

Met

ric

7:

Exp

osu

reSce

nari

oH

igh

1p

ers

onal

monit

ori

ng

inpri

nti

ng

studio

at

univ

ers

ity

(rele

vant

tohig

h-e

nd

hobbyis

t)

Dom

ain

3:

Acc

essi

bilit

y/C

lari

tyM

etri

c8:

Rep

ort

ing

of

Res

ult

sM

ediu

m2

No

raw

data

.M

issi

ng

the

range,

but

has

avera

ge,

media

nand

AD

.

Met

ric

9:

Quality

Ass

ura

nce

Low

3U

sed

the

Qedit

functi

on

for

accura

cy

and

pre

cis

ion,

but

was

not

desc

rib

ed.

Bla

nks

not

dis

cuss

ed.

Dom

ain

4:

Vari

abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

tyM

etri

c10:

Vari

abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

tyH

igh

1D

iscuss

ion

diff

ere

nt

locati

ons

of

buildin

g,

com

pare

dto

oth

er

studie

s,pro

vid

ed

SD

.

Over

all

Quality

Det

erm

inati

on*

Med

ium

1.7

Extr

act

edY

es

† H

igh

= 1

; Med

ium

= 2

; Low

= 3

; Un

acc

epta

ble

= 4

; N/A

has

no

valu

e.‡

Th

e over

all

rati

ng

is c

alc

ula

ted

as

nec

essa

ry.

Met

rics t

hat a

re ra

ted

Hig

h m

et th

e cr

iteria

for h

igh

conf

iden

ce a

s exp

ecte

d fo

r thi

s typ

e of

stud

y, a

nd

may

not

requ

ire a

dditi

onal

com

men

ts.

*If

any

ind

ivid

ual

met

rics

are

dee

med

Un

acc

epta

ble

,th

enth

eover

all

rati

ng

isals

ou

nacc

epta

ble

.O

ther

wis

e,th

eover

all

rati

ng

isb

ase

don

the

follow

ing

scale

:H

igh

:≥

1to

<1.7

;M

ediu

m:

=≥

1.7

to<

2.3

;L

ow

:=≥

2.3

to≤

3.

6

Stu

dy

Cit

ati

on:

Ots

on,

R.,D

oyle

,E

.E

.,W

illiam

s,D

.T

.,B

oth

wel

l,P

.D

..1983.

Surv

eyof

sele

cted

org

anic

sin

offi

ceair

.B

ullet

inof

Envir

on-

men

tal

Conta

min

ati

on

and

Tox

icolo

gy.

Data

Typ

eM

onit

ori

ng

Her

oID

75004

Dom

ain

Met

ric

Rati

ng†

Sco

reC

om

men

ts‡

Dom

ain

1:

Rel

iabilit

yM

etri

c1:

Sam

pling

Met

hodolo

gy

Med

ium

2A

dequate

lydis

cuss

ed

sam

pling

meth

odolo

gy;

date

and

dura

-ti

on

of

sam

pling

giv

en;

more

desc

ripti

on

of

offi

ces

needed

Met

ric

2:

Analy

tica

lM

ethodolo

gy

Med

ium

2A

dequate

lydis

cuss

ed

analy

tical

meth

odolo

gy;

gas

chro

mato

g-

raphy

Met

ric

3:

Bio

mark

erSel

ecti

on

N/A

N/A

Bio

mark

er

isnot

use

d

Dom

ain

2:

Rep

rese

nta

tiven

ess

Met

ric

4:

Hig

h1

Canada,

Ott

aw

aoffi

ces

Met

ric

5:

Geo

gra

phic

Are

aTe

mpo

rality

Low

3>

15

years

(1982)

Met

ric

6:

Spati

al

and

Tem

pora

lV

ari

abilit

yM

ediu

m2

The

air

quality

inO

ttaw

aoffi

ces

was

monit

ore

dover

a6

to8

hp

eri

od

duri

ng

busi

ness

hours

inFebru

ary

,1982.

Avari

ety

of

busi

ness

es

and

buildin

gs

were

sele

cte

dand

desc

rib

ed.

One

are

aand

two

pers

onal

exp

osu

rem

easu

rem

ents

were

made

by

means

of

dosi

mete

rsin

each

of

30

offi

ces.

Als

o,

Pro

-Tek

badge

measu

rem

ents

were

obta

ined

side-b

y-s

ide

wit

hth

edosi

mete

rsin

7offi

ces.

Bla

nk

measu

rem

ents

(unexp

ose

dele

ment)

were

obta

ined

for

dosi

mete

rsat

7offi

ces

and

for

badges

at

one

offi

ce.

Met

ric

7:

Exp

osu

reSce

nari

oM

ediu

m2

Scenari

oof

inte

rest

-in

door

air

Dom

ain

3:

Acc

essi

bilit

y/C

lari

tyM

etri

c8:

Rep

ort

ing

of

Res

ult

sM

ediu

m2

Mean

concentr

ati

ons

from

thre

edete

rmin

ati

ons

(devic

es)

re-

port

ed

inT

able

II.

Supple

menta

lor

raw

data

not

rep

ort

ed.

Met

ric

9:

Quality

Ass

ura

nce

Low

3M

inim

al

dis

cuss

ion;

Bla

nk

measu

rem

ents

(unexp

ose

dele

ment)

were

obta

ined

for

dosi

mete

rsat

7offi

ces

and

for

badges

at

one

offi

ce.

Dom

ain

4:

Vari

abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

tyM

etri

c10:

Vari

abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

tyL

ow3

Sin

ce

the

spars

edata

(TA

BL

EII

I)genera

lly

inclu

ded

valu

es

near

the

dete

cti

on

lim

its,

stati

stic

al

com

pari

son

(HIC

KE

Y&

BIS

HO

P1981)

of

the

surv

ey

resu

lts

was

not

consi

dere

dm

ean-

ingfu

l.

Over

all

Quality

Det

erm

inati

on*

Med

ium

2.2

Conti

nued

on

nex

tpage

7

–continued

from

pre

viouspage

Stu

dy

Cit

ati

on:

Ots

on,

R.,D

oyle

,E

.E

.,W

illiam

s,D

.T

.,B

oth

wel

l,P

.D

..1983.

Surv

eyof

sele

cted

org

anic

sin

offi

ceair

.B

ullet

inof

Envir

on-

men

tal

Conta

min

ati

on

and

Tox

icolo

gy.

Data

Typ

eM

onit

ori

ng

Her

oID

75004

Dom

ain

Met

ric

Rati

ng†

Sco

reC

om

men

ts‡

Extr

act

edY

es

† H

igh

= 1

; Med

ium

= 2

; Low

= 3

; Un

acc

epta

ble

= 4

; N/A

has

no

valu

e.‡

Th

e over

all

rati

ng

is c

alc

ula

ted

as

nec

essa

ry.

Met

rics t

hat a

re ra

ted

Hig

h m

et th

e cr

iteria

for h

igh

conf

iden

ce a

s exp

ecte

d fo

r thi

s typ

e of

stud

y, a

nd

may

not

requ

ire a

dditi

onal

com

men

ts.

*If

any

ind

ivid

ual

met

rics

are

dee

med

Un

acc

epta

ble

,th

enth

eover

all

rati

ng

isals

ou

nacc

epta

ble

.O

ther

wis

e,th

eover

all

rati

ng

isb

ase

don

the

follow

ing

scale

:H

igh

:≥

1to

<1.7

;M

ediu

m:

=≥

1.7

to<

2.3

;L

ow

:=≥

2.3

to≤

3.

8

Stu

dy

Cit

ati

on:

Lin

dst

rom

,A

.B

.,P

roffi

tt,

D.,F

ort

une,

C.

R..

1995.

Eff

ects

of

modifi

edre

siden

tial

const

ruct

ion

on

indoor

air

quality

.In

door

Air

.D

ata

Typ

eM

onit

ori

ng

Her

oID

78782

Dom

ain

Met

ric

Rati

ng†

Sco

reC

om

men

ts‡

Dom

ain

1:

Rel

iabilit

yM

etri

c1:

Sam

pling

Met

hodolo

gy

Med

ium

2te

nax,

state

dfo

llow

ed

epa

guid

elines.

Desc

rib

ed

sam

ple

dhom

es.

Met

ric

2:

Analy

tica

lM

ethodolo

gy

Low

3H

PL

Cand

pro

vid

ed

MD

Ls,

but

did

not

desc

rib

eth

eH

PL

C.

Met

ric

3:

Bio

mark

erSel

ecti

on

N/A

N/A

Dom

ain

2:

Rep

rese

nta

tiven

ess

Met

ric

4:

Hig

h1

Met

ric

5:

Geo

gra

phic

Are

aTe

mpo

rality

Low

3>

15

yrs

Met

ric

6:

Spati

al

and

Tem

pora

lV

ari

abilit

yM

ediu

m2

10

hom

es

Met

ric

7:

Exp

osu

reSce

nari

oM

ediu

m2

test

ing

condit

ions

well

desc

rib

ed

(housi

ng

chara

cte

rist

ics)

.O

nly

one

geogra

phic

locati

on.

Dom

ain

3:

Acc

essi

bilit

y/C

lari

tyM

etri

c8:

Rep

ort

ing

of

Res

ult

sL

ow3

only

geom

etr

icm

eans

pro

vid

ed.

No

SD

,ra

nge.

Met

ric

9:

Quality

Ass

ura

nce

Low

3Q

A/Q

Ccan

be

implied.

Dom

ain

4:

Vari

abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

tyM

etri

c10:

Vari

abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

tyM

ediu

m2

No

SD

or

CV

.desc

rib

ed

diff

ere

nces

betw

een

conventi

onal

and

exp

eri

menta

lhom

es.

no

dis

cuss

ion

of

uncert

ain

ty.

Over

all

Quality

Det

erm

inati

on*

Low

2.3

Extr

act

edY

es

† H

igh

= 1

; Med

ium

= 2

; Low

= 3

; Un

acc

epta

ble

= 4

; N/A

has

no

valu

e.‡

Th

e over

all

rati

ng

is c

alc

ula

ted

as

nec

essa

ry.

Met

rics t

hat a

re ra

ted

Hig

h m

et th

e cr

iteria

for h

igh

conf

iden

ce a

s exp

ecte

d fo

r thi

s typ

e of

stud

y, a

nd

may

not

requ

ire a

dditi

onal

com

men

ts.

*If

any

ind

ivid

ual

met

rics

are

dee

med

Un

acc

epta

ble

,th

enth

eover

all

rati

ng

isals

ou

nacc

epta

ble

.O

ther

wis

e,th

eover

all

rati

ng

isb

ase

don

the

follow

ing

scale

:H

igh

:≥

1to

<1.7

;M

ediu

m:

=≥

1.7

to<

2.3

;L

ow

:=≥

2.3

to≤

3.

9

Stu

dy

Cit

ati

on:

Adgate

,J.

L.,C

hurc

h,

T.

R.,R

yan,

A.

D.,R

am

ach

andra

n,

G.,F

redri

ckso

n,

A.

L.,Sto

ck,

T.

H.,M

ora

ndi,

M.

T.,Sex

ton,

K..

2004.

Outd

oor,

indoor,

and

per

sonal

exp

osu

reto

VO

Cs

inch

ildre

n.

Envir

onm

enta

lH

ealt

hP

ersp

ecti

ves

.D

ata

Typ

eM

onit

ori

ng

Her

oID

632310

Dom

ain

Met

ric

Rati

ng†

Sco

reC

om

men

ts‡

Dom

ain

1:

Rel

iabilit

yM

etri

c1:

Sam

pling

Met

hodolo

gy

Med

ium

2st

ora

ge

condit

ions

and

dura

tions

not

pro

vid

ed

Met

ric

2:

Analy

tica

lM

ethodolo

gy

Low

3D

idnot

actu

ally

pro

vid

eth

edete

cti

on

lim

it,

alt

hough

the

did

dis

cuss

how

they

handle

dL

OD

valu

es.

Met

ric

3:

Bio

mark

erSel

ecti

on

N/A

N/A

Dom

ain

2:

Rep

rese

nta

tiven

ess

Met

ric

4:

Hig

h1

Met

ric

5:

Geo

gra

phic

Are

aTe

mpo

rality

Low

3>

15

years

old

Met

ric

6:

Spati

al

and

Tem

pora

lV

ari

abilit

yH

igh

1M

etri

c7:

Exp

osu

reSce

nari

oH

igh

1

Dom

ain

3:

Acc

essi

bilit

y/C

lari

tyM

etri

c8:

Rep

ort

ing

of

Res

ult

sH

igh

1M

etri

c9:

Quality

Ass

ura

nce

Med

ium

2no

recoveri

es

Dom

ain

4:

Vari

abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

tyM

etri

c10:

Vari

abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

tyM

ediu

m2

No

CV

Over

all

Quality

Det

erm

inati

on*

Med

ium

1.8

Extr

act

edY

es

† H

igh

= 1

; Med

ium

= 2

; Low

= 3

; Un

acc

epta

ble

= 4

; N/A

has

no

valu

e.‡

Th

e over

all

rati

ng

is c

alc

ula

ted

as

nec

essa

ry.

Met

rics t

hat a

re ra

ted

Hig

h m

et th

e cr

iteria

for h

igh

conf

iden

ce a

s exp

ecte

d fo

r thi

s typ

e of

stud

y, a

nd

may

not

requ

ire a

dditi

onal

com

men

ts.

*If

any

ind

ivid

ual

met

rics

are

dee

med

Un

acc

epta

ble

,th

enth

eover

all

rati

ng

isals

ou

nacc

epta

ble

.O

ther

wis

e,th

eover

all

rati

ng

isb

ase

don

the

follow

ing

scale

:H

igh

:≥

1to

<1.7

;M

ediu

m:

=≥

1.7

to<

2.3

;L

ow

:=≥

2.3

to≤

3.

10

Stu

dy

Cit

ati

on:

Yam

am

oto

,K

.,F

ukush

ima,

M.,K

akuta

ni,

N.,K

uro

da,

K..

1997.

Vola

tile

org

anic

com

pounds

inurb

an

river

sand

thei

res

tuari

esin

Osa

ka,

Japan.

Envir

onm

enta

lP

olluti

on.

Data

Typ

eM

onit

ori

ng

Her

oID

645789

Dom

ain

Met

ric

Rati

ng†

Sco

reC

om

men

ts‡

Dom

ain

1:

Rel

iabilit

yM

etri

c1:

Sam

pling

Met

hodolo

gy

Med

ium

2Sam

pling

meth

od

dis

cuss

ed,

but

does

not

indic

ate

ifit

isa

standard

meth

od.

Sam

ple

sst

ore

dre

frig

era

ted

unti

lanaly

sis.

Met

ric

2:

Analy

tica

lM

ethodolo

gy

Hig

h1

GC

/M

S.

EP

AM

eth

od

524.2

Mean

accura

cy,

the

pre

cis

ion

&m

eth

od

dete

cti

on

lim

its

Met

ric

3:

Bio

mark

erSel

ecti

on

N/A

N/A

Dom

ain

2:

Rep

rese

nta

tiven

ess

Met

ric

4:

Hig

h1

Met

ric

5:

Geo

gra

phic

Are

aTe

mpo

rality

Low

3>

20

years

(1993-1

995)

Met

ric

6:

Spati

al

and

Tem

pora

lV

ari

abilit

yH

igh

1L

arg

esa

mple

size;

30

wate

rsa

mple

scollecte

dfr

om

30

site

s;sa

mple

ddiff

ere

nt

month

s&

years

Met

ric

7:

Exp

osu

reSce

nari

oH

igh

1Sit

edesc

ripti

on

and

sam

pling

site

spro

vid

ed

Dom

ain

3:

Acc

essi

bilit

y/C

lari

tyM

etri

c8:

Rep

ort

ing

of

Res

ult

sL

ow3

No

supple

menta

lor

raw

data

rep

ort

ed;

levels

are

rep

ort

ed

inF

igure

1

Met

ric

9:

Quality

Ass

ura

nce

Med

ium

2M

ean

accura

cy,

pre

cis

ion

and

meth

od

dete

cti

on

lim

its

cit

ed.

No

contr

ol

sam

ple

s?

Dom

ain

4:

Vari

abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

tyM

etri

c10:

Vari

abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

tyM

ediu

m2

Dis

cuss

ion

on

reaso

ns

for

dis

trib

uti

on

patt

ern

sof

DC

M.

TC

Eand

PE

RC

have

sim

ilar

dis

trib

uti

on

patt

ern

s.

Over

all

Quality

Det

erm

inati

on*

Med

ium

1.8

Extr

act

edY

es

† H

igh

= 1

; Med

ium

= 2

; Low

= 3

; Un

acc

epta

ble

= 4

; N/A

has

no

valu

e.‡

Th

e over

all

rati

ng

is c

alc

ula

ted

as

nec

essa

ry.

Met

rics t

hat a

re ra

ted

Hig

h m

et th

e cr

iteria

for h

igh

conf

iden

ce a

s exp

ecte

d fo

r thi

s typ

e of

stud

y, a

nd

may

not

requ

ire a

dditi

onal

com

men

ts.

*If

any

ind

ivid

ual

met

rics

are

dee

med

Un

acc

epta

ble

,th

enth

eover

all

rati

ng

isals

ou

nacc

epta

ble

.O

ther

wis

e,th

eover

all

rati

ng

isb

ase

don

the

follow

ing

scale

:H

igh

:≥

1to

<1.7

;M

ediu

m:

=≥

1.7

to<

2.3

;L

ow

:=≥

2.3

to≤

3.

11

Stu

dy

Cit

ati

on:

Guo,

H.,L

ee,

S.C

.,C

han,

L.Y

.,L

i,W

.M

..2004.

Ris

kass

essm

ent

of

exp

osu

reto

vola

tile

org

anic

com

pounds

indiff

eren

tin

door

envir

onm

ents

.E

nvir

onm

enta

lR

esea

rch.

Data

Typ

eM

onit

ori

ng

Her

oID

758690

Dom

ain

Met

ric

Rati

ng†

Sco

reC

om

men

ts‡

Dom

ain

1:

Rel

iabilit

yM

etri

c1:

Sam

pling

Met

hodolo

gy

Low

3pro

vid

ed

only

min

imal

info

rmati

on

on

sam

pling

meth

odolo

gy,

wit

hno

refe

rence

tofu

rther

supple

menta

lin

form

ati

on

Met

ric

2:

Analy

tica

lM

ethodolo

gy

Unacc

epta

ble

4T

he

analy

ticalm

eth

od

use

dw

as

not

menti

oned

(neit

her

equip

-m

ent

or

meth

od

num

ber)

.

Met

ric

3:

Bio

mark

erSel

ecti

on

N/A

N/A

Dom

ain

2:

Rep

rese

nta

tiven

ess

Met

ric

4:

Hig

h1

Met

ric

5:

Geo

gra

phic

Are

aTe

mpo

rality

Low

3P

rior

to2002.

Met

ric

6:

Spati

al

and

Tem

pora

lV

ari

abilit

yL

ow3

4sa

mple

s

Met

ric

7:

Exp

osu

reSce

nari

oM

ediu

m2

Indoor

air

ina

resi

dence,

but

not

scenari

osp

ecifi

c

Dom

ain

3:

Acc

essi

bilit

y/C

lari

tyM

etri

c8:

Rep

ort

ing

of

Res

ult

sH

igh

1M

etri

c9:

Quality

Ass

ura

nce

Low

3quality

contr

ol

not

dis

cuss

ed.

Dom

ain

4:

Vari

abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

tyM

etri

c10:

Vari

abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

tyL

ow3

The

uncert

ain

tyse

cti

on

dis

cuss

es

definit

ions

ofuncert

ain

tyand

generi

cexam

ple

sof

vari

ati

on

and

uncert

ain

tyin

risk

ass

ess

-m

ent.

Only

the

final

para

gra

ph

menti

ons

the

study

itse

lf,

and

then

wit

hout

any

stati

stic

al

analy

sis

of

the

study

data

.

Over

all

Quality

Det

erm

inati

on*

Unacc

epta

ble

4.0

Metr

icm

ean

score

??:

2.6

.

Extr

act

edN

o

??

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sist

ent

wit

h o

ur Application

of System

atic Review

in

TSCARisk Eva

luations

docu

men

t, i

f a

met

ric

for

a d

ata

sou

rce

rece

ives

a s

core

of

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acc

epta

ble

(sco

re =

4),

EP

A w

ill

det

erm

ine

the

stu

dy

to

be

un

acc

epta

ble

. In

th

is c

ase

, on

e of

the

met

rics

wer

e ra

ted

as

un

acc

epta

ble

. A

s su

ch,

the

stu

dy

is

con

sid

ered

un

acc

epta

ble

an

d t

he

score

is p

rese

nte

d s

ole

ly t

o in

crea

se t

ran

spare

ncy

.†

Hig

h =

1; M

ediu

m =

2; L

ow

= 3

; Un

acc

epta

ble

= 4

; N/A

has

no

valu

e.‡

Th

e over

all

rati

ng

is c

alc

ula

ted

as

nec

essa

ry.

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rics t

hat a

re ra

ted

Hig

h m

et th

e cr

iteria

for h

igh

conf

iden

ce a

s exp

ecte

d fo

r thi

s typ

e of

stud

y, a

nd m

ay n

ot re

quire

add

ition

al

com

men

ts.

*If

any

ind

ivid

ual

met

rics

are

dee

med

Un

acc

epta

ble

,th

enth

eover

all

rati

ng

isals

ou

nacc

epta

ble

.O

ther

wis

e,th

eover

all

rati

ng

isb

ase

don

the

follow

ing

scale

:H

igh

:≥

1to

<1.7

;M

ediu

m:

=≥

1.7

to<

2.3

;L

ow

:=≥

2.3

to≤

3.

12

Stu

dy

Cit

ati

on:

Chao,

C.

Y.,C

han,

G.

Y..

2001.

Quanti

fica

tion

of

indoor

VO

Cs

intw

enty

mec

hanic

ally

ven

tila

ted

buildin

gs

inH

ong

Kong.

Atm

osp

her

icE

nvir

onm

ent.

Data

Typ

eM

onit

ori

ng

Her

oID

824555

Dom

ain

Met

ric

Rati

ng†

Sco

reC

om

men

ts‡

Dom

ain

1:

Rel

iabilit

yM

etri

c1:

Sam

pling

Met

hodolo

gy

Hig

h1

Met

ric

2:

Analy

tica

lM

ethodolo

gy

Med

ium

2no

recoveri

es,

EP

Am

eth

od

Met

ric

3:

Bio

mark

erSel

ecti

on

N/A

N/A

Dom

ain

2:

Rep

rese

nta

tiven

ess

Met

ric

4:

Hig

h1

Met

ric

5:

Geo

gra

phic

Are

aTe

mpo

rality

Low

3>

15

yrs

Met

ric

6:

Spati

al

and

Tem

pora

lV

ari

abilit

yM

ediu

m2

10

sam

ple

s,4

hr

sam

ple

s

Met

ric

7:

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osu

reSce

nari

oM

ediu

m2

fore

ign

countr

y,

not

dir

ectl

ylinked

toconsu

mer

pro

ducts

Dom

ain

3:

Acc

essi

bilit

y/C

lari

tyM

etri

c8:

Rep

ort

ing

of

Res

ult

sM

ediu

m2

No

raw

data

Met

ric

9:

Quality

Ass

ura

nce

Low

3D

idn’t

dis

cuss

QC

,but

use

dst

andard

meth

ods

Dom

ain

4:

Vari

abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

tyM

etri

c10:

Vari

abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

tyM

ediu

m2

SD

pro

vid

ed,

com

pare

dre

sult

sb

etw

een

locati

ons

Over

all

Quality

Det

erm

inati

on*

Med

ium

2.0

Extr

act

edY

es

† H

igh

= 1

; Med

ium

= 2

; Low

= 3

; Un

acc

epta

ble

= 4

; N/A

has

no

valu

e.‡

Th

e over

all

rati

ng

is c

alc

ula

ted

as

nec

essa

ry.

Met

rics t

hat a

re ra

ted

Hig

h m

et th

e cr

iteria

for h

igh

conf

iden

ce a

s exp

ecte

d fo

r thi

s typ

e of

stud

y, a

nd

may

not

requ

ire a

dditi

onal

com

men

ts.

*If

any

ind

ivid

ual

met

rics

are

dee

med

Un

acc

epta

ble

,th

enth

eover

all

rati

ng

isals

ou

nacc

epta

ble

.O

ther

wis

e,th

eover

all

rati

ng

isb

ase

don

the

follow

ing

scale

:H

igh

:≥

1to

<1.7

;M

ediu

m:

=≥

1.7

to<

2.3

;L

ow

:=≥

2.3

to≤

3.

13

Stu

dy

Cit

ati

on:

X.

M.

Wu,

M.

G.

Apte

,R

.M

addale

na,

D.

H.

Ben

net

t.2011.

Vola

tile

org

anic

com

pounds

insm

all-

and

med

ium

-siz

edco

mm

erci

al

buildin

gs

inC

alifo

rnia

.E

nvir

onm

enta

lSci

ence

and

Tec

hnolo

gy.

Data

Typ

eM

onit

ori

ng

Her

oID

1062239

Dom

ain

Met

ric

Rati

ng†

Sco

reC

om

men

ts‡

Dom

ain

1:

Rel

iabilit

yM

etri

c1:

Sam

pling

Met

hodolo

gy

Hig

h1

Met

ric

2:

Analy

tica

lM

ethodolo

gy

Hig

h1

EP

Am

eth

od

TO

-17;

GC

-MSC

oncentr

ati

ons

belo

wM

DL

were

repla

ced

wit

h1/2

MD

L,

while

for

sam

ple

sb

etw

een

the

MD

Land

the

analy

tical

lim

itof

quanti

ficati

on

(LO

Q),

dete

rmin

ed

as

10

tim

es

the

standard

devia

tion

of

low

-level

spik

es,

were

rep

ort

ed

as

the

valu

edete

rmin

ed

inth

ela

bora

tory

.

Met

ric

3:

Bio

mark

erSel

ecti

on

N/A

N/A

Bio

mark

er

isnot

use

d.

Dom

ain

2:

Rep

rese

nta

tiven

ess

Met

ric

4:

Hig

h1

Met

ric

5:

Geo

gra

phic

Are

aTe

mpo

rality

Med

ium

2>

5yrs

old

(2011

pub)

Met

ric

6:

Spati

al

and

Tem

pora

lV

ari

abilit

yH

igh

1M

etri

c7:

Exp

osu

reSce

nari

oM

ediu

m2

indoor

air

study.

but

not

cosu

mer

pro

ducts

.

Dom

ain

3:

Acc

essi

bilit

y/C

lari

tyM

etri

c8:

Rep

ort

ing

of

Res

ult

sM

ediu

m2

the

resu

ltof

concentr

ati

on

for

each

chem

icals

issu

mm

ari

zed.

But

no

raw

data

.

Met

ric

9:

Quality

Ass

ura

nce

Hig

h1

Dom

ain

4:

Vari

abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

tyM

etri

c10:

Vari

abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

tyM

ediu

m2

dis

cuss

ion

of

vari

abilit

yis

lim

ited.

Over

all

Quality

Det

erm

inati

on*

Hig

h1.4

Extr

act

edY

es

† H

igh

= 1

; Med

ium

= 2

; Low

= 3

; Un

acc

epta

ble

= 4

; N/A

has

no

valu

e.‡

Th

e over

all

rati

ng

is c

alc

ula

ted

as

nec

essa

ry.

Met

rics t

hat a

re ra

ted

Hig

h m

et th

e cr

iteria

for h

igh

conf

iden

ce a

s exp

ecte

d fo

r thi

s typ

e of

stud

y, a

nd

may

not

requ

ire a

dditi

onal

com

men

ts.

*If

any

ind

ivid

ual

met

rics

are

dee

med

Un

acc

epta

ble

,th

enth

eover

all

rati

ng

isals

ou

nacc

epta

ble

.O

ther

wis

e,th

eover

all

rati

ng

isb

ase

don

the

follow

ing

scale

:H

igh

:≥

1to

<1.7

;M

ediu

m:

=≥

1.7

to<

2.3

;L

ow

:=≥

2.3

to≤

3.

14

Stu

dy

Cit

ati

on:

Dodso

n,

R.

E.,L

evy,

J.

I.,S

pen

gle

r,J.

D.,Shin

e,J.

P.,B

ennet

t,D

.H

..2008.

Influen

ceof

base

men

ts,

gara

ges

,and

com

mon

hallw

ays

on

indoor

resi

den

tial

vola

tile

org

anic

com

pound

conce

ntr

ati

ons.

Atm

osp

her

icE

nvir

onm

ent.

Data

Typ

eM

onit

ori

ng

Her

oID

1065844

Dom

ain

Met

ric

Rati

ng†

Sco

reC

om

men

ts‡

Dom

ain

1:

Rel

iabilit

yM

etri

c1:

Sam

pling

Met

hodolo

gy

Med

ium

2Sto

rage

condit

ions

and

calibra

tion

not

dis

cuss

ed,

but

did

use

apublish

ed

meth

od.

BE

AM

study.

Met

ric

2:

Analy

tica

lM

ethodolo

gy

Hig

h1

Sta

ndard

TO

17

meth

od

was

use

d.

Met

ric

3:

Bio

mark

erSel

ecti

on

N/A

N/A

Dom

ain

2:

Rep

rese

nta

tiven

ess

Met

ric

4:

Hig

h1

Met

ric

5:

Geo

gra

phic

Are

aTe

mpo

rality

Med

ium

2su

mm

er

2004

and

win

ter2

005

Met

ric

6:

Spati

al

and

Tem

pora

lV

ari

abilit

yH

igh

1L

arg

esa

mple

size.

Met

ric

7:

Exp

osu

reSce

nari

oM

ediu

m2

Indoor

air

,but

not

tied

toa

specifi

cconsu

mer

pro

duct.

Dom

ain

3:

Acc

essi

bilit

y/C

lari

tyM

etri

c8:

Rep

ort

ing

of

Res

ult

sM

ediu

m2

No

raw

data

.M

ean

and

SD

inth

em

ain

rep

ort

.O

ther

stats

may

be

insu

pple

menta

l.

Met

ric

9:

Quality

Ass

ura

nce

Med

ium

2A

vera

ge

recovery

of

65

perc

ent.

Addit

ional

info

insu

pp

mate

-ri

als

.

Dom

ain

4:

Vari

abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

tyM

etri

c10:

Vari

abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

tyH

igh

1

Over

all

Quality

Det

erm

inati

on*

Hig

h1.6

Extr

act

edY

es

† H

igh

= 1

; Med

ium

= 2

; Low

= 3

; Un

acc

epta

ble

= 4

; N/A

has

no

valu

e.‡

Th

e over

all

rati

ng

is c

alc

ula

ted

as

nec

essa

ry.

Met

rics t

hat a

re ra

ted

Hig

h m

et th

e cr

iteria

for h

igh

conf

iden

ce a

s exp

ecte

d fo

r thi

s typ

e of

stud

y, a

nd

may

not

requ

ire a

dditi

onal

com

men

ts.

*If

any

ind

ivid

ual

met

rics

are

dee

med

Un

acc

epta

ble

,th

enth

eover

all

rati

ng

isals

ou

nacc

epta

ble

.O

ther

wis

e,th

eover

all

rati

ng

isb

ase

don

the

follow

ing

scale

:H

igh

:≥

1to

<1.7

;M

ediu

m:

=≥

1.7

to<

2.3

;L

ow

:=≥

2.3

to≤

3.

15

Stu

dy

Cit

ati

on:

S.

N.

Sax,

D.

H.

Ben

net

t,S.

N.

Chillr

ud,

P.

L.

Kin

ney

,J.

D.

Sp

engle

r.2004.

Diff

eren

ces

inso

urc

eem

issi

on

rate

sof

vola

tile

org

anic

com

pounds

inin

ner

-cit

yre

siden

ces

of

New

York

Cit

yand

Los

Angel

es.

Journ

al

of

Exp

osu

reA

naly

sis

and

Envir

onm

enta

lE

pid

emio

logy.

Data

Typ

eM

onit

ori

ng

Her

oID

1066049

Dom

ain

Met

ric

Rati

ng†

Sco

reC

om

men

ts‡

Dom

ain

1:

Rel

iabilit

yM

etri

c1:

Sam

pling

Met

hodolo

gy

Hig

h1

The

sam

pling

and

analy

tical

meth

ods

are

desc

rib

ed

inU

SE

PA

”s

Com

pendiu

mM

eth

od

TO

-17.

Sam

pling

meth

odolo

gy

dis

cuss

ed.

See

Stu

dy

Desi

gn.

Met

ric

2:

Analy

tica

lM

ethodolo

gy

Hig

h1

The

sam

pling

and

analy

tical

meth

ods

are

desc

rib

ed

inU

SE

PA

”s

Com

pendiu

mM

eth

od

TO

-17.

GC

-MSD

.L

OD

sre

-p

ort

ed.

Met

ric

3:

Bio

mark

erSel

ecti

on

N/A

N/A

Bio

mark

er

isnot

use

d.

Dom

ain

2:

Rep

rese

nta

tiven

ess

Met

ric

4:

Hig

h1

NY

C,N

Y(H

arl

em

)and

Los

Angele

s,C

A(S

outh

Centr

al,

LA

)

Met

ric

5:

Geo

gra

phic

Are

aTe

mpo

rality

Low

3>

15

years

(N

YC

:w

inte

rand

sum

mer

1999

and

Los

Angele

s:fa

lland

win

ter

2000)

Met

ric

6:

Spati

al

and

Tem

pora

lV

ari

abilit

yH

igh

1la

rge

sam

ple

size

(36

sam

ple

s);

duplicate

sam

ple

s

Met

ric

7:

Exp

osu

reSce

nari

oM

ediu

m2

Measu

rem

ents

were

conducte

din

ab

out

40

hom

es

ineach

of

the

two

cit

ies

acro

sstw

ose

aso

ns.

Dom

ain

3:

Acc

essi

bilit

y/C

lari

tyM

etri

c8:

Rep

ort

ing

of

Res

ult

sM

ediu

m2

No

supple

menta

lor

raw

data

.Sum

mary

stats

for

indoor

air

pro

vid

ed

inT

able

3.

Met

ric

9:

Quality

Ass

ura

nce

Med

ium

2F

ield

and

lab

ora

tory

bla

nks

were

collecte

d,

wit

heach

tota

ling

at

least

10

perc

ent

of

the

num

ber

of

sam

ple

s.F

ield

bla

nks

were

transp

ort

ed

and

handle

dlike

regula

rsa

mple

s,but

were

not

att

ach

ed

topum

ps

.F

ield

bla

nks

were

use

dto

dete

rmin

eback

gro

und

conta

min

ati

on

and

for

calc

ula

tion

ofm

eth

od

lim

its

of

dete

cti

on

(LO

Ds)

.

Dom

ain

4:

Vari

abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

ty

Conti

nued

on

nex

tpage

16

–continued

from

pre

viouspage

Stu

dy

Cit

ati

on:

S.

N.

Sax,

D.

H.

Ben

net

t,S.

N.

Chillr

ud,

P.

L.

Kin

ney

,J.

D.

Sp

engle

r.2004.

Diff

eren

ces

inso

urc

eem

issi

on

rate

sof

vola

tile

org

anic

com

pounds

inin

ner

-cit

yre

siden

ces

of

New

York

Cit

yand

Los

Angel

es.

Journ

al

of

Exp

osu

reA

naly

sis

and

Envir

onm

enta

lE

pid

emio

logy.

Data

Typ

eM

onit

ori

ng

Her

oID

1066049

Dom

ain

Met

ric

Rati

ng†

Sco

reC

om

men

ts‡

Met

ric

10:

Vari

abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

tyH

igh

1In

door”

outd

oor

rela

tionsh

ips

as

well

as

SE

Rs

were

calc

ula

ted

for

each

hom

eand

sourc

es

of

vari

abilit

yin

the

data

were

ex-

am

ined.

Betw

een

hom

es,

vari

abilit

ym

ay

be

due

todiff

ere

nces

inhousi

ng

chara

cte

rist

ics,

buildin

gm

ate

rials

,use

and

stora

ge

of

house

hold

pro

ducts

,and

AE

Rs.

Betw

een

cit

ies,

vari

abilit

ycan

be

ass

ocia

ted

wit

hdiff

ere

nces

inam

bie

nt

em

issi

on

sourc

es

and

mete

oro

logic

al

patt

ern

s.A

lso,

seaso

nal

vari

abilit

yw

ithin

each

cit

ycan

be

due

todiff

ere

nt

mete

oro

logic

alpatt

ern

sin

dif

-fe

rent

seaso

ns,

whic

hin

turn

aff

ect

AE

R,

envir

onm

enta

lch

em

-is

try,

em

issi

on

rate

s,and

envir

onm

enta

ldis

pers

ion

rate

s.B

ydete

rmin

ing

the

vari

abilit

yin

both

indoor”

outd

oor

rela

tion-

ship

sand

SE

Rs,

we

can

gain

ab

ett

er

unders

tandin

gof

indoor

contr

ibuti

ons

tohum

an

exp

osu

res.

The

degre

eof

uncert

ain

tyass

ocia

ted

wit

hm

easu

rem

ent

err

or

was

als

ocalc

ula

ted

for

the

est

imate

dem

issi

on

rate

sand

this

uncert

ain

tyw

as

com

pare

dto

the

inhere

nt

vari

abilit

y.

We

dis

cuss

the

implicati

on

of

this

uncert

ain

tyon

pre

dic

ting

em

issi

on

rate

sof

VO

Cs

inhom

es.

Over

all

Quality

Det

erm

inati

on*

Hig

h1.6

Extr

act

edY

es

† H

igh

= 1

; Med

ium

= 2

; Low

= 3

; Un

acc

epta

ble

= 4

; N/A

has

no

valu

e.‡

Th

e over

all

rati

ng

is c

alc

ula

ted

as

nec

essa

ry.

Met

rics t

hat a

re ra

ted

Hig

h m

et th

e cr

iteria

for h

igh

conf

iden

ce a

s exp

ecte

d fo

r thi

s typ

e of

stud

y, a

nd

may

not

requ

ire a

dditi

onal

com

men

ts.

*If

any

ind

ivid

ual

met

rics

are

dee

med

Un

acc

epta

ble

,th

enth

eover

all

rati

ng

isals

ou

nacc

epta

ble

.O

ther

wis

e,th

eover

all

rati

ng

isb

ase

don

the

follow

ing

scale

:H

igh

:≥

1to

<1.7

;M

ediu

m:

=≥

1.7

to<

2.3

;L

ow

:=≥

2.3

to≤

3.

17

Stu

dy

Cit

ati

on:

v an

de

Mee

nt,

D.,D

enH

ollander

,H

.A

.,P

ool,

W.

G.,V

reden

bre

gt,

M.

J.,va

nO

ers,

H.

A.

M.,de

Gre

ef,

E.,L

uij

ten,

J.

a.

1986.

Org

anic

mic

rop

olluta

nts

inD

utc

hco

ast

al

wate

rs.

Wate

rSci

ence

and

Tec

hnolo

gy.

Data

Typ

eM

onit

ori

ng

Her

oID

1441544

Dom

ain

Met

ric

Rati

ng†

Sco

reC

om

men

ts‡

Dom

ain

1:

Rel

iabilit

yM

etri

c1:

Sam

pling

Met

hodolo

gy

Med

ium

2calibra

tion,

stora

ge

condit

ions

are

mis

sed.

Met

ric

2:

Analy

tica

lM

ethodolo

gy

Unacc

epta

ble

4T

he

analy

tical

meth

od

for

PE

RC

and

TC

Eis

not

pro

vid

ed.

Met

ric

3:

Bio

mark

erSel

ecti

on

N/A

N/A

Dom

ain

2:

Rep

rese

nta

tiven

ess

Met

ric

4:

Hig

h1

Met

ric

5:

Geo

gra

phic

Are

aTe

mpo

rality

Low

31986,>

15

yrs

old

Met

ric

6:

Spati

al

and

Tem

pora

lV

ari

abilit

yH

igh

1M

etri

c7:

Exp

osu

reSce

nari

oM

ediu

m2

study

of

Dutc

hcoast

al

wate

r.not

US.

Dom

ain

3:

Acc

essi

bilit

y/C

lari

tyM

etri

c8:

Rep

ort

ing

of

Res

ult

sM

ediu

m2

no

raw

data

,dete

cti

on

frequency

not

rep

ort

ed.

Met

ric

9:

Quality

Ass

ura

nce

Low

3Q

A/Q

Cis

not

dis

cuss

ed.

Dom

ain

4:

Vari

abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

tyM

etri

c10:

Vari

abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

tyM

ediu

m2

uncert

ain

tyis

few

dis

cuss

ed.

Over

all

Quality

Det

erm

inati

on*

Unacc

epta

ble

4.0

Metr

icm

ean

score

??:

2.2

.

Extr

act

edN

o

??

Con

sist

ent

wit

h o

ur Application

of System

atic Review

in

TSCARisk Eva

luations

docu

men

t, i

f a

met

ric

for

a d

ata

sou

rce

rece

ives

a s

core

of

Un

acc

epta

ble

(sco

re =

4),

EP

A w

ill

det

erm

ine

the

stu

dy

to

be

un

acc

epta

ble

. In

th

is c

ase

, on

e of

the

met

rics

wer

e ra

ted

as

un

acc

epta

ble

. A

s su

ch,

the

stu

dy

is

con

sid

ered

un

acc

epta

ble

an

d t

he

score

is p

rese

nte

d s

ole

ly t

o in

crea

se t

ran

spare

ncy

.†

Hig

h =

1; M

ediu

m =

2; L

ow

= 3

; Un

acc

epta

ble

= 4

; N/A

has

no

valu

e.‡

Th

e over

all

rati

ng

is c

alc

ula

ted

as

nec

essa

ry.

Met

rics t

hat a

re ra

ted

Hig

h m

et th

e cr

iteria

for h

igh

conf

iden

ce a

s exp

ecte

d fo

r thi

s typ

e of

stud

y, a

nd m

ay n

ot re

quire

add

ition

al

com

men

ts.

*If

any

ind

ivid

ual

met

rics

are

dee

med

Un

acc

epta

ble

,th

enth

eover

all

rati

ng

isals

ou

nacc

epta

ble

.O

ther

wis

e,th

eover

all

rati

ng

isb

ase

don

the

follow

ing

scale

:H

igh

:≥

1to

<1.7

;M

ediu

m:

=≥

1.7

to<

2.3

;L

ow

:=≥

2.3

to≤

3.

18

Stu

dy

Cit

ati

on:

Lee

,S.

C.,L

i,W

.M

.,C

han,

L.

Y..

2001.

Indoor

air

quality

at

rest

aura

nts

wit

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ati

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C.,L

ee,

S.

C.,C

han,

W.,H

o,

K.,T

ian,

L.,L

ai,

S.,L

i,Y

.,H

uang,

Y.

u.

2011.

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anic

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1978790

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in,

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ark

er,

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obin

s,T

.,L

ewis

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.,H

arb

in,

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erm

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tile

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ati

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hi,

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addafi,

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esdaghin

ia,

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aghm

aei

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abiz

adeh

,R

.,Jaafa

rzadeh

,N

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ast

kari

,N

.,Saee

di,

R.,N

azm

ara

,S..

2013.

Dic

hlo

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ethane

emis

sions

from

auto

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ryin

Iran:

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study

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2667557

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dy

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ati

on:

Chri

stof,

O.,Sei

fert

,R

.,M

ichael

is,

W..

2002.

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dy

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ati

on:

Duan,

H.,L

iu,

X.,Y

an,

M.,W

u,

Y.,L

iu,

Z..

2016.

Chara

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and

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tile

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anic

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na,

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L.

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kin

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hang,

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E.

Mck

one,

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fenati

,A

.Y

.Shi,

A.

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dm

an.

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inC

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rnia

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dy

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ati

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Dai,

H.,Jin

g,

S.,W

ang,

H.,M

a,

Y.,L

i,L

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W.,K

an,

H..

2017.

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Cch

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ate

dre

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ence

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Stu

dy

Cit

ati

on:

Ma,

H.,Z

hang,

H.,W

ang,

L.,W

ang,

J.,C

hen

,J..

2014.

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pre

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pri

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pounds

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a.

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and

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ent.

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onit

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oID

3488897

Dom

ain

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rib

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dy

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ati

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nch

i,E

.,L

essi

ng,

G.,B

rina,

K.

R.,A

ngel

i,L

.,A

ndri

guet

ti,

N.

B.,P

eruzz

o,

J.

R.,D

oN

asc

imen

to,

C.

A.,Spilki,

F.

R.,Z

iulk

osk

i,A

.L

.,da

Silva

,L

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and

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Typ

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onit

ori

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Her

oID

3489827

Dom

ain

Met

ric

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PE

RC

and

DC

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on

page

325

(Table

1).

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alc

ula

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as

nec

essa

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hat a

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ted

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et th

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iteria

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igh

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ecte

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rics

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28

Stu

dy

Cit

ati

on:

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zew

ski,

M.,N

am

iesn

ik,

J..

2013.

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trib

uti

on

of

vola

tile

org

anohalo

gen

com

pounds

inp

etro

chem

icalpla

nt

wate

rst

ream

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istr

yand

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logy.

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Typ

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3490937

Dom

ain

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ric

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4.0

Metr

icm

ean

score

??:

2.2

.

Extr

act

edN

o

??

Con

sist

ent

wit

h o

ur Application

of System

atic Review

in

TSCARisk Eva

luations

docu

men

t, i

f a

met

ric

for

a d

ata

sou

rce

rece

ives

a s

core

of

Un

acc

epta

ble

(sco

re =

4),

EP

A w

ill

det

erm

ine

the

stu

dy

to

be

un

acc

epta

ble

. In

th

is c

ase

, on

e of

the

met

rics

wer

e ra

ted

as

un

acc

epta

ble

. A

s su

ch,

the

stu

dy

is

con

sid

ered

un

acc

epta

ble

an

d t

he

score

is p

rese

nte

d s

ole

ly t

o in

crea

se t

ran

spare

ncy

.†

Hig

h =

1; M

ediu

m =

2; L

ow

= 3

; Un

acc

epta

ble

= 4

; N/A

has

no

valu

e.‡

Th

e over

all

rati

ng

is c

alc

ula

ted

as

nec

essa

ry.

Met

rics t

hat a

re ra

ted

Hig

h m

et th

e cr

iteria

for h

igh

conf

iden

ce a

s exp

ecte

d fo

r thi

s typ

e of

stud

y, a

nd m

ay n

ot re

quire

add

ition

al

com

men

ts.

*If

any

ind

ivid

ual

met

rics

are

dee

med

Un

acc

epta

ble

,th

enth

eover

all

rati

ng

isals

ou

nacc

epta

ble

.O

ther

wis

e,th

eover

all

rati

ng

isb

ase

don

the

follow

ing

scale

:H

igh

:≥

1to

<1.7

;M

ediu

m:

=≥

1.7

to<

2.3

;L

ow

:=≥

2.3

to≤

3.

29

Stu

dy

Cit

ati

on:

Am

agai,

T.,O

lansa

ndan,,M

ats

ush

ita,

H.,O

no,

M.,N

aka

i,S.,T

am

ura

,K

.,M

aed

a,

K..

1999.

Asu

rvey

of

indoor

polluti

on

by

vola

tile

org

anohalo

gen

com

pounds

inK

ats

ush

ika,

Tokyo,

Japan.

Indoor

and

Built

Envir

onm

ent.

Data

Typ

eM

onit

ori

ng

Her

oID

3545469

Dom

ain

Met

ric

Rati

ng†

Sco

reC

om

men

ts‡

Dom

ain

1:

Rel

iabilit

yM

etri

c1:

Sam

pling

Met

hodolo

gy

Hig

h1

calibra

tion,

flow

rate

s

Met

ric

2:

Analy

tica

lM

ethodolo

gy

Low

3L

OQ

not

rep

ort

ed.

Met

ric

3:

Bio

mark

erSel

ecti

on

N/A

N/A

No

bio

monit

ori

ng.

Dom

ain

2:

Rep

rese

nta

tiven

ess

Met

ric

4:

Hig

h1

Met

ric

5:

Geo

gra

phic

Are

aTe

mpo

rality

Low

3>

15

yrs

ago

Met

ric

6:

Spati

al

and

Tem

pora

lV

ari

abilit

yH

igh

1>

50

sam

ple

s

Met

ric

7:

Exp

osu

reSce

nari

oM

ediu

m2

Indoor

air

,but

no

dir

ect

link

toconsu

mer

pro

duct.

Dom

ain

3:

Acc

essi

bilit

y/C

lari

tyM

etri

c8:

Rep

ort

ing

of

Res

ult

sM

ediu

m2

No

raw

data

.

Met

ric

9:

Quality

Ass

ura

nce

Med

ium

2U

sed

field

bla

nks.

Recoveri

es

not

menti

oned.

Dom

ain

4:

Vari

abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

tyM

etri

c10:

Vari

abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

tyH

igh

1

Over

all

Quality

Det

erm

inati

on*

Med

ium

1.8

Extr

act

edY

es

† H

igh

= 1

; Med

ium

= 2

; Low

= 3

; Un

acc

epta

ble

= 4

; N/A

has

no

valu

e.‡

Th

e over

all

rati

ng

is c

alc

ula

ted

as

nec

essa

ry.

Met

rics t

hat a

re ra

ted

Hig

h m

et th

e cr

iteria

for h

igh

conf

iden

ce a

s exp

ecte

d fo

r thi

s typ

e of

stud

y, a

nd

may

not

requ

ire a

dditi

onal

com

men

ts.

*If

any

ind

ivid

ual

met

rics

are

dee

med

Un

acc

epta

ble

,th

enth

eover

all

rati

ng

isals

ou

nacc

epta

ble

.O

ther

wis

e,th

eover

all

rati

ng

isb

ase

don

the

follow

ing

scale

:H

igh

:≥

1to

<1.7

;M

ediu

m:

=≥

1.7

to<

2.3

;L

ow

:=≥

2.3

to≤

3.

30

Stu

dy

Cit

ati

on:

Lee

,W

.,P

ark

,S.

H.,K

im,

J.,Jung,

J.

Y..

2015.

Occ

urr

ence

and

rem

oval

of

haza

rdous

chem

icals

and

toxic

met

als

in27

indust

rial

wast

ewate

rtr

eatm

ent

pla

nts

inK

ore

a.

Des

alinati

on

and

Wate

rT

reatm

ent.

Data

Typ

eM

onit

ori

ng

Her

oID

3580141

Dom

ain

Met

ric

Rati

ng†

Sco

reC

om

men

ts‡

Dom

ain

1:

Rel

iabilit

yM

etri

c1:

Sam

pling

Met

hodolo

gy

Low

3N

odis

cuss

ion

,but

ass

um

ed

tob

ein

the

standard

analy

tical

meth

od

use

d.

Met

ric

2:

Analy

tica

lM

ethodolo

gy

Hig

h1

Purg

eand

trap

wit

hG

C.

Sta

ndard

Kore

an

meth

od.

Met

ric

3:

Bio

mark

erSel

ecti

on

N/A

N/A

Dom

ain

2:

Rep

rese

nta

tiven

ess

Met

ric

4:

Hig

h1

Met

ric

5:

Geo

gra

phic

Are

aTe

mpo

rality

Hig

h1

Met

ric

6:

Spati

al

and

Tem

pora

lV

ari

abilit

yH

igh

127

facilit

ies

Met

ric

7:

Exp

osu

reSce

nari

oM

ediu

m2

wast

ew

ate

reffl

uent,

but

not

inth

eU

S

Dom

ain

3:

Acc

essi

bilit

y/C

lari

tyM

etri

c8:

Rep

ort

ing

of

Res

ult

sL

ow3

No

raw

data

,no

SD

.N

odete

cti

on

frequency.

Met

ric

9:

Quality

Ass

ura

nce

Low

3N

odis

cuss

ion,

but

ass

um

ed

because

use

dst

andard

Kore

an

meth

od.

Dom

ain

4:

Vari

abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

tyM

etri

c10:

Vari

abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

tyL

ow3

No

SD

Over

all

Quality

Det

erm

inati

on*

Med

ium

2.0

Extr

act

edY

es

† H

igh

= 1

; Med

ium

= 2

; Low

= 3

; Un

acc

epta

ble

= 4

; N/A

has

no

valu

e.‡

Th

e over

all

rati

ng

is c

alc

ula

ted

as

nec

essa

ry.

Met

rics t

hat a

re ra

ted

Hig

h m

et th

e cr

iteria

for h

igh

conf

iden

ce a

s exp

ecte

d fo

r thi

s typ

e of

stud

y, a

nd

may

not

requ

ire a

dditi

onal

com

men

ts.

*If

any

ind

ivid

ual

met

rics

are

dee

med

Un

acc

epta

ble

,th

enth

eover

all

rati

ng

isals

ou

nacc

epta

ble

.O

ther

wis

e,th

eover

all

rati

ng

isb

ase

don

the

follow

ing

scale

:H

igh

:≥

1to

<1.7

;M

ediu

m:

=≥

1.7

to<

2.3

;L

ow

:=≥

2.3

to≤

3.

31

Stu

dy

Cit

ati

on:

Ducl

os,

Y.,B

lanch

ard

,M

.,C

hes

teri

koff

,A

.,C

hev

reuil,

M..

2000.

Impact

of

pari

sw

ast

eup

on

the

chlo

rinate

dso

lven

tco

nce

ntr

a-

tions

of

the

river

Sei

ne

(Fra

nce

).W

ate

r,A

ir,

and

Soil

Polluti

on.

Data

Typ

eM

onit

ori

ng

Her

oID

3587944

Dom

ain

Met

ric

Rati

ng†

Sco

reC

om

men

ts‡

Dom

ain

1:

Rel

iabilit

yM

etri

c1:

Sam

pling

Met

hodolo

gy

Med

ium

2Sam

pling

meth

odolo

gy

isdesc

rib

ed

and

dis

cuss

ed.

Met

ric

2:

Analy

tica

lM

ethodolo

gy

Med

ium

2A

naly

tical

meth

odolo

gy

isdesc

rib

ed

and

dis

cuss

ed.

Met

ric

3:

Bio

mark

erSel

ecti

on

N/A

N/A

swsa

mple

s

Dom

ain

2:

Rep

rese

nta

tiven

ess

Met

ric

4:

Hig

h1

Met

ric

5:

Geo

gra

phic

Are

aTe

mpo

rality

Low

3>

15

yrs

Met

ric

6:

Spati

al

and

Tem

pora

lV

ari

abilit

yM

ediu

m2

3sa

mpling

sess

ions;

14

stati

ons

Met

ric

7:

Exp

osu

reSce

nari

oM

ediu

m2

swsa

mple

scollecte

d,

but

not

inth

eU

S.

Dom

ain

3:

Acc

essi

bilit

y/C

lari

tyM

etri

c8:

Rep

ort

ing

of

Res

ult

sM

ediu

m2

Data

seem

sto

be

raw

data

.

Met

ric

9:

Quality

Ass

ura

nce

Low

3Q

Ais

implied.

Dom

ain

4:

Vari

abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

tyM

etri

c10:

Vari

abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

tyM

ediu

m2

Lim

ited

dis

cuss

ion

on

uncert

ain

ty;

no

vari

abilit

y.

Over

all

Quality

Det

erm

inati

on*

Med

ium

2.1

Extr

act

edY

es

† H

igh

= 1

; Med

ium

= 2

; Low

= 3

; Un

acc

epta

ble

= 4

; N/A

has

no

valu

e.‡

Th

e over

all

rati

ng

is c

alc

ula

ted

as

nec

essa

ry.

Met

rics t

hat a

re ra

ted

Hig

h m

et th

e cr

iteria

for h

igh

conf

iden

ce a

s exp

ecte

d fo

r thi

s typ

e of

stud

y, a

nd

may

not

requ

ire a

dditi

onal

com

men

ts.

*If

any

ind

ivid

ual

met

rics

are

dee

med

Un

acc

epta

ble

,th

enth

eover

all

rati

ng

isals

ou

nacc

epta

ble

.O

ther

wis

e,th

eover

all

rati

ng

isb

ase

don

the

follow

ing

scale

:H

igh

:≥

1to

<1.7

;M

ediu

m:

=≥

1.7

to<

2.3

;L

ow

:=≥

2.3

to≤

3.

32

Stu

dy

Cit

ati

on:

Hel

z,G

.R

.,H

su,

R.

Y..

1978.

Vola

tile

chlo

ro-

and

bro

moca

rbons

inco

ast

al

wate

rs.

Lim

nolo

gy

and

Oce

anogra

phy.

Data

Typ

eM

onit

ori

ng

Her

oID

4140523

Dom

ain

Met

ric

Rati

ng†

Sco

reC

om

men

ts‡

Dom

ain

1:

Rel

iabilit

yM

etri

c1:

Sam

pling

Met

hodolo

gy

Med

ium

2Sam

pling

meth

odolo

gy

dis

cuss

ed.

To

obta

indata

on

the

char-

acte

rof

vola

tile

halo

carb

ons

inw

ast

edis

charg

es,

we

collecte

da

seri

es

of

sam

ple

sfr

om

Back

Riv

er,

Mary

land

(Fig

.1B

).T

his

isa

shallow

,12

km

long

trib

uta

ryest

uary

toth

eC

hesa

peake

Bay,

wit

ha

salinit

yra

nge

of

ab

out

04

g*

kg-l

.It

sm

ean

depth

isab

out

1m

and

itis

well

mix

ed

vert

ically.

Near

its

upp

er

end,

Back

Riv

er

receiv

es

1.5

-1.9

xlo

8lite

r.d-r

of

wast

ew

a-

ter

from

Balt

imore

”s

main

sew

age

treatm

ent

pla

nt;

the

wast

edis

charg

es

oft

en

exceed

the

fresh

wate

rflow

from

the

wate

r-sh

ed

by

afa

cto

rof

two

(Helz

et

al.

1975).

The

pla

nt

pro

vid

es

100

perc

ent

secondary

treatm

ent,

most

lyby

the

tric

kling

fil-

ter

pro

cess

,to

wast

es

of

both

dom

est

icand

com

merc

ial

ori

gin

.T

he

effl

uent

isch

lori

nate

db

efo

redis

charg

e.

The

firs

tse

ries

of

sam

ple

sfr

om

Back

Riv

er

(No.

8-1

2)

was

collecte

din

earl

yFebru

ary

1977,

aft

er

nort

hern

Chesa

peake

Bay

had

been

cov-

ere

dw

ith

ice

for

more

than

am

onth

.T

he

only

uncovere

dare

aw

as

a0.2

-km

-dia

mete

rpatc

hof

wate

rim

media

tely

ab

ove

the

underw

ate

rdiff

use

rsat

the

dis

charg

ep

oin

tin

mid

river.

The

second

set

of

sam

ple

s(N

o.

13-2

3)

was

collecte

din

earl

yM

ay

1977,

well

aft

er

the

spri

ng

thaw

.

Met

ric

2:

Analy

tica

lM

ethodolo

gy

Med

ium

2A

naly

tical

meth

odolo

gy

dis

cuss

ed.

GC

equip

ped

wit

ha

Hall

ele

ctr

oly

tic

conducti

vit

ydete

cto

r(T

RA

CO

R).

Inearl

yst

ages

of

the

work

,so

me

identi

ficati

ons

were

check

ed

by

mass

spec-

trom

etr

y,

but

the

hig

hse

lecti

vit

yof

the

meth

od

for

only

vola

tile

chlo

ro-

and

bro

mocarb

ons

min

imiz

es

the

danger

of

mis

identi

ficati

on

when

only

GC

rete

nti

on

tim

eis

use

d.

Lim

itof

dete

cti

on

not

specifi

ed.

Met

ric

3:

Bio

mark

erSel

ecti

on

N/A

N/A

Bio

mark

er

not

use

d.

Dom

ain

2:

Rep

rese

nta

tiven

ess

Met

ric

4:

Geo

gra

phic

Are

aH

igh

1M

ary

land

(Back

Riv

er

est

uary

)

Met

ric

5:

Tempo

rality

Low

3>

15

years

(Febru

ary

and

May

1977)

Met

ric

6:

Spati

al

and

Tem

pora

lV

ari

abilit

yL

ow3

The

firs

tse

ries

of

sam

ple

sfr

om

Back

Riv

er

(No.

8-1

2;

5sa

mple

s)w

as

collecte

din

earl

yFebru

ary

1977,

aft

er

nort

hern

Chesa

peake

Bay

had

been

covere

dw

ith

ice

for

more

than

am

onth

.T

he

second

set

of

sam

ple

s(N

o.

13-2

3;

11

sam

ple

s)w

as

collecte

din

earl

yM

ay

1977,

well

aft

er

the

spri

ng

thaw

(op

en

wate

r).

Conti

nued

on

nex

tpage

33

–continued

from

pre

viouspage

Stu

dy

Cit

ati

on:

Hel

z,G

.R

.,H

su,

R.

Y..

1978.

Vola

tile

chlo

ro-

and

bro

moca

rbons

inco

ast

al

wate

rs.

Lim

nolo

gy

and

Oce

anogra

phy.

Data

Typ

eM

onit

ori

ng

Her

oID

4140523

Dom

ain

Met

ric

Rati

ng†

Sco

reC

om

men

ts‡

Met

ric

7:

Exp

osu

reSce

nari

oM

ediu

m2

Back

Riv

er:

This

isa

shallow

,12

km

long

trib

uta

ryest

uary

toth

eC

hesa

peake

Bay,

wit

ha

salinit

yra

nge

of

ab

out

04

g*

kg-l

.It

sm

ean

depth

isab

out1

mand

itis

well

mix

ed

vert

i-cally.

Near

its

upp

er

end,

Back

Riv

er

receiv

es

1.5

-1.9

xlo

8lite

r.d-r

of

wast

ew

ate

rfr

om

Balt

imore

”s

main

sew

age

treat-

ment

pla

nt;

the

wast

edis

charg

es

oft

en

exceed

the

fresh

wate

rflow

from

the

wate

rshed

by

afa

cto

rof

two

(Helz

et

al.

1975).

The

pla

nt

pro

vid

es

100

perc

ent

secondary

treatm

ent,

most

lyby

the

tric

kling

filt

er

pro

cess

,to

wast

es

of

both

dom

est

icand

com

merc

ialori

gin

.T

he

effl

uent

isch

lori

nate

db

efo

redis

charg

e.

Dom

ain

3:

Acc

essi

bilit

y/C

lari

tyM

etri

c8:

Rep

ort

ing

of

Res

ult

sM

ediu

m2

No

supple

menta

lor

raw

data

.T

able

3list

sD

CM

,T

CE

,and

PE

RC

concentr

ati

ons

inN

Mfo

rB

ack

Riv

er

sam

ple

scollecte

din

Febru

ary

1977

(ice

cover)

and

May

1977

(op

en

wate

r).

Som

evalu

es

are

ND

,but

LO

Dis

not

rep

ort

ed.

Met

ric

9:

Quality

Ass

ura

nce

Low

3Q

A/Q

Cpro

cedure

snot

dir

ectl

ydis

cuss

ed.

Dom

ain

4:

Vari

abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

tyM

etri

c10:

Vari

abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

tyM

ediu

m2

Som

edis

cuss

ion

of

vari

abilit

ydue

tosa

mpling

tim

es,

Febru

ary

(ice

cover)

and

May

(op

en

wate

r),

and

concentr

ati

on

decre

ase

seaw

ard

due

toti

dal

mix

ing

of

the

effl

uent.

Som

euncert

ain

tyre

gard

ing

the

facto

rscausi

ng

vola

tizati

on

and

its

influence

on

May

sam

ple

s.

Over

all

Quality

Det

erm

inati

on*

Med

ium

2.2

Extr

act

edN

o

† H

igh

= 1

; Med

ium

= 2

; Low

= 3

; Un

acc

epta

ble

= 4

; N/A

has

no

valu

e.‡

Th

e over

all

rati

ng

is c

alc

ula

ted

as

nec

essa

ry.

Met

rics t

hat a

re ra

ted

Hig

h m

et th

e cr

iteria

for h

igh

conf

iden

ce a

s exp

ecte

d fo

r thi

s typ

e of

stud

y, a

nd

may

not

requ

ire a

dditi

onal

com

men

ts.

*If

any

ind

ivid

ual

met

rics

are

dee

med

Un

acc

epta

ble

,th

enth

eover

all

rati

ng

isals

ou

nacc

epta

ble

.O

ther

wis

e,th

eover

all

rati

ng

isb

ase

don

the

follow

ing

scale

:H

igh

:≥

1to

<1.7

;M

ediu

m:

=≥

1.7

to<

2.3

;L

ow

:=≥

2.3

to≤

3.

34

Stu

dy

Cit

ati

on:

Turo

ski,

V.

E.,W

olt

man,

D.

L.,V

ince

nt,

B.

E..

1983.

Det

erm

inati

on

of

org

anic

pri

ori

typ

olluta

nts

inth

epap

erin

dust

ryby

GC

/M

S.

Tappi

Journ

al.

Data

Typ

eM

onit

ori

ng

Her

oID

4152056

Dom

ain

Met

ric

Rati

ng†

Sco

reC

om

men

ts‡

Dom

ain

1:

Rel

iabilit

yM

etri

c1:

Sam

pling

Met

hodolo

gy

Med

ium

2Sam

pling

meth

odolo

gy

dis

cuss

ed.

The

pro

gra

m,

involv

ing

5diff

ere

nt

facilit

ies

thro

ughout

the

Unit

ed

Sta

tes

and

Canada,

exam

ined

both

influent

and

effl

uent

stre

am

s.B

oth

24-h

rcom

-p

osi

teand

40-m

lgra

bsa

mple

sw

ere

obta

ined

ingla

ssconta

iners

at

the

mil

lsi

tes,

pack

ed

inic

e,

and

ship

ped

by

air

toour

Re-

searc

hC

ente

rin

Wis

consi

n.

Aft

er

unpack

ing,

each

conta

iner

was

refr

igera

ted

at

4”C

unti

lanaly

sis.

Pre

serv

ati

ves

were

not

added

toth

esa

mple

at

any

tim

e.

Met

ric

2:

Analy

tica

lM

ethodolo

gy

Med

ium

2A

naly

tical

meth

odolo

gy

dis

cuss

ed.

Tw

odiff

ere

nt

I-l

iter

aliquots

of

the

24-h

rcom

posi

tesa

mple

sw

ere

extr

acte

dw

ith

meth

yle

ne

chlo

ride.

One

aliquot

was

use

dto

monit

or

for

base

/neutr

al

com

pounds

and

the

oth

er

tom

onit

or

for

acid

/P

CB

/p

est

icid

ecom

pounds.

The

aliquots

were

adju

sted

eit

her

topH

12

wit

h5

perc

ent

NaO

Hfo

rbase

/neutr

alextr

acti

ons

or

topH

3w

ith

5p

erc

ent

HC

lfo

racid

/P

CB

/p

est

icid

eextr

acti

ons.

They

were

quanti

tati

vely

transf

err

ed

toa

2-l

iter

separa

tory

funnel

and

extr

acte

dth

ree

tim

es

(250,

100,

100

ml)

wit

hm

eth

yle

ne

chlo

ride.

The

com

bin

ed

extr

acts

were

concentr

ate

dto

1m

lin

Kudern

a-D

anis

hevap

ora

tors

pri

or

toanaly

sis.

Lim

itof

dete

c-

tion

for

most

chem

icals

was

10

ppb.

Met

ric

3:

Bio

mark

erSel

ecti

on

N/A

N/A

Bio

mark

er

isnot

use

d.

Dom

ain

2:

Rep

rese

nta

tiven

ess

Met

ric

4:

Geo

gra

phic

Are

aH

igh

1U

nit

ed

Sta

tes

and

Canada,

but

exact

locati

ons

are

not

pro

-vid

ed.

Met

ric

5:

Tempo

rality

Low

3>

15

years

(1982

pub

date

)

Met

ric

6:

Spati

al

and

Tem

pora

lV

ari

abilit

yL

ow3

Both

24-h

rcom

posi

teand

40-m

lgra

bsa

mple

sw

ere

obta

ined

ingla

ssconta

iners

at

the

millsi

tes.

The

pro

gra

m,

involv

ing

5dif

-fe

rent

facilit

ies

thro

ughout

the

Unit

ed

Sta

tes

and

Canada,

ex-

am

ined

both

influent

and

effl

uent

stre

am

s.T

he

facilit

ies

stud-

ied

inclu

ded

pap

er

mills

,lignin

chem

ical

pla

nts

,and

dri

nkin

gfa

cilit

ies.

Met

ric

7:

Exp

osu

reSce

nari

oM

ediu

m2

The

pro

gra

m,

involv

ing

5diff

ere

nt

facilit

ies

thro

ughout

the

Unit

ed

Sta

tes

and

Canada,

exam

ined

both

influent

and

effl

u-

ent

stre

am

s.T

he

facilit

ies

studie

din

clu

ded

pap

er

mills

,lignin

chem

ical

pla

nts

,and

dri

nkin

gfa

cilit

ies.

Conti

nued

on

nex

tpage

35

–continued

from

pre

viouspage

Stu

dy

Cit

ati

on:

Turo

ski,

V.

E.,W

olt

man,

D.

L.,V

ince

nt,

B.

E..

1983.

Det

erm

inati

on

of

org

anic

pri

ori

typ

olluta

nts

inth

epap

erin

dust

ryby

GC

/M

S.

Tappi

Journ

al.

Data

Typ

eM

onit

ori

ng

Her

oID

4152056

Dom

ain

Met

ric

Rati

ng†

Sco

reC

om

men

ts‡

Dom

ain

3:

Acc

essi

bilit

y/C

lari

tyM

etri

c8:

Rep

ort

ing

of

Res

ult

sM

ediu

m2

No

supple

menta

lor

raw

data

.C

om

pounds

identi

fied

inin

fluent

and

effl

uent

of

each

mill

islist

ed

inT

able

I.in

ppb.

Met

ric

9:

Quality

Ass

ura

nce

Med

ium

2T

he

effi

cie

ncy

of

each

extr

acti

on

was

monit

ore

dby

addin

ga

recovery

indic

ato

rcom

pound

at

100

ppb

toeach

I-lite

raliquot.

Dom

ain

4:

Vari

abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

tyM

etri

c10:

Vari

abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

tyM

ediu

m2

Meth

yle

ne

chlo

ride

was

found

inb

oth

influent

and

effl

uent

purg

eable

vola

tile

org

anic

sam

ple

sat

low

ppb

levels

.T

hey

are

not

sole

lyass

ignable

toth

epulp

ing

and

pap

erm

akin

gpro

-cess

since

the

sam

ele

vels

were

pre

sent

inth

ein

fluent

as

well

as

the

effl

uent.

Over

all

Quality

Det

erm

inati

on*

Med

ium

2.1

Extr

act

edN

o

† H

igh

= 1

; Med

ium

= 2

; Low

= 3

; Un

acc

epta

ble

= 4

; N/A

has

no

valu

e.‡

Th

e over

all

rati

ng

is c

alc

ula

ted

as

nec

essa

ry.

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rics t

hat a

re ra

ted

Hig

h m

et th

e cr

iteria

for h

igh

conf

iden

ce a

s exp

ecte

d fo

r thi

s typ

e of

stud

y, a

nd

may

not

requ

ire a

dditi

onal

com

men

ts.

*If

any

ind

ivid

ual

met

rics

are

dee

med

Un

acc

epta

ble

,th

enth

eover

all

rati

ng

isals

ou

nacc

epta

ble

.O

ther

wis

e,th

eover

all

rati

ng

isb

ase

don

the

follow

ing

scale

:H

igh

:≥

1to

<1.7

;M

ediu

m:

=≥

1.7

to<

2.3

;L

ow

:=≥

2.3

to≤

3.

36

Stu

dy

Cit

ati

on:

Sack

,T

.M

.,Ste

ele,

D.

H.,H

am

mer

stro

m,

K.,R

emm

ers,

J..

1992.

Asu

rvey

of

house

hold

pro

duct

sfo

rvola

tile

org

anic

com

-p

ounds.

Atm

osp

her

icE

nvir

onm

ent.

Data

Typ

eE

xp

erim

enta

lH

ero

ID28339

Dom

ain

Met

ric

Rati

ng†

Sco

reC

om

men

ts‡

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ain

1:

Rel

iabilit

yM

etri

c1:

Sam

pling

Met

hodolo

gy

and

Condit

ions

Hig

h1

Met

ric

2:

Analy

tica

lM

ethodolo

gy

Low

3dete

cti

on

lim

its,

recovery

sam

ple

sare

not

dis

cri

bed.

Met

ric

3:

Bio

mark

erSel

ecti

on

N/A

N/A

Dom

ain

2:

Rep

rese

nta

tive

Met

ric

4:

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ting

Sce

nari

oM

ediu

m2

exp

osu

recontr

ol

isnot

dis

cuss

ed.

Met

ric

5:

Sam

ple

Siz

eand

Vari

abilit

yM

ediu

m2

num

ber

of

pro

ducts

per

cate

gory

vari

ed.

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ste

sts

for

som

epro

ducts

,but

not

all.

Met

ric

6:

Tem

pora

lity

Low

3>

15

yrs

old

Dom

ain

3:

Acc

essi

bilit

y/C

lari

tyM

etri

c7:

Rep

ort

ing

of

Res

ult

sM

ediu

m2

no

raw

data

.O

nly

avera

ge

isre

port

ed.

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ric

8:

Quality

Ass

ura

nce

N/A

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ain

4:

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abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

tyM

etri

c9:

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abilit

yand

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rtain

tyL

ow3

uncert

ain

ties,

lim

itati

ons

are

not

dis

cuss

ed.

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all

Quality

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erm

inati

on*

Low

2.3

Extr

act

edY

es

† H

igh

= 1

; Med

ium

= 2

; Low

= 3

; Un

acc

epta

ble

= 4

; N/A

has

no

valu

e.‡

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e over

all

rati

ng

is c

alc

ula

ted

as

nec

essa

ry.

Met

rics t

hat a

re ra

ted

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h m

et th

e cr

iteria

for h

igh

conf

iden

ce a

s exp

ecte

d fo

r thi

s typ

e of

stud

y, a

nd

may

not

requ

ire a

dditi

onal

com

men

ts.

*If

any

ind

ivid

ual

met

rics

are

dee

med

Un

acc

epta

ble

,th

enth

eover

all

rati

ng

isals

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epta

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.O

ther

wis

e,th

eover

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ng

isb

ase

don

the

follow

ing

scale

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igh

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<1.7

;M

ediu

m:

=≥

1.7

to<

2.3

;L

ow

:=≥

2.3

to≤

3.

37

Stu

dy

Cit

ati

on:

Ste

inem

ann,

A..

2015.

Vola

tile

emis

sions

from

com

mon

consu

mer

pro

duct

s.A

irQ

uality

,A

tmosp

her

eand

Hea

lth.

Data

Typ

eE

xp

erim

enta

lH

ero

ID3023273

Dom

ain

Met

ric

Rati

ng†

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reC

om

men

ts‡

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ain

1:

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iabilit

yM

etri

c1:

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pling

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hodolo

gy

and

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ions

Hig

h1

Pro

ducts

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sele

cte

dth

at

are

com

monly

use

din

the

USA

.A

naly

zed

headsp

ace

usi

ng

standard

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eth

od.

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ric

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tica

lM

ethodolo

gy

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ium

2A

naly

zed

usi

ng

headsp

ace

GC

/M

S,

follow

ing

US

EP

AC

om

-p

endiu

mM

eth

od

TO

-15.

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not

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vid

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ils,

such

as

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ibra

tion,

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recoveri

es,

bla

nks,

etc

.

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ric

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mark

erSel

ecti

on

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ain

2:

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rese

nta

tive

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ric

4:

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ting

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nari

oM

ediu

m2

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ducts

are

genera

lly

repre

senta

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iple

condit

ions

not

applicable

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ace.

Met

ric

5:

Sam

ple

Siz

eand

Vari

abilit

yM

ediu

m2

37

pro

ducts

,re

pre

senti

ng

four

typ

es

and

four

cate

gori

es.

No

replicate

analy

sis

of

each

pro

duct.

Met

ric

6:

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pora

lity

Hig

h1

Dom

ain

3:

Acc

essi

bilit

y/C

lari

tyM

etri

c7:

Rep

ort

ing

of

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ult

sM

ediu

m2

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raw

data

.C

oncentr

ati

ons

ineach

pro

duct

inth

esu

pple

-m

enta

rym

ate

rial.

No

sum

mary

of

concentr

ati

ons

acro

sspro

d-

uct

typ

es.

Met

ric

8:

Quality

Ass

ura

nce

N/A

N/A

Follow

ed

standard

analy

tical

meth

od,

soass

um

ed

QA

con-

ducte

d,

but

no

deta

ils

pro

vid

ed.

Dom

ain

4:

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abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

tyM

etri

c9:

Vari

abilit

yand

Unce

rtain

tyM

ediu

m2

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cuss

ed

diff

ere

nces

betw

een

pro

ducts

.Sm

all

lim

itati

on

sec-

tion.

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all

Quality

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erm

inati

on*

Med

ium

1.7

Extr

act

edN

o

† H

igh

= 1

; Med

ium

= 2

; Low

= 3

; Un

acc

epta

ble

= 4

; N/A

has

no

valu

e.‡

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e over

all

rati

ng

is c

alc

ula

ted

as

nec

essa

ry.

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rics t

hat a

re ra

ted

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h m

et th

e cr

iteria

for h

igh

conf

iden

ce a

s exp

ecte

d fo

r thi

s typ

e of

stud

y, a

nd

may

not

requ

ire a

dditi

onal

com

men

ts.

*If

any

ind

ivid

ual

met

rics

are

dee

med

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acc

epta

ble

,th

enth

eover

all

rati

ng

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ther

wis

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ng

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ase

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the

follow

ing

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igh

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<1.7

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ediu

m:

=≥

1.7

to<

2.3

;L

ow

:=≥

2.3

to≤

3.

38

Stu

dy

Cit

ati

on:

Chen

g,

W.,L

ai,

C.

H.,T

zeng,

W.,H

er,

C.,H

su,

Y..

2015.

Gase

ous

Pro

duct

sof

Ince

nse

Coil

Com

bust

ion

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act

edby

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ive

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Phase

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roex

tract

ion

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ple

rs.

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osp

her

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ero

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ain

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ric

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ng†

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reC

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men

ts‡

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ain

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iabilit

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etri

c1:

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pling

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hodolo

gy

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ions

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ium

2Sam

pling

meth

odolo

gy

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rib

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cuss

ed.

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ric

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tica

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ethodolo

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ium

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rib

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cuss

ed.

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ric

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mark

erSel

ecti

on

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ain

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rese

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tive

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ric

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ting

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nari

oL

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ric

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ple

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abilit

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pling

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ar;

could

be

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ts

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ric

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pora

lity

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h1

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ain

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essi

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lari

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etri

c7:

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of

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ult

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ow3

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mary

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stic

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vid

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ric

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39

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dy

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ati

on:

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in,

C.,H

anse

n,

C.

M.,V

an

Dyk,

J.

W.,Jen

sen,

P.

O.,C

hri

sten

sen,

I.J.,E

bb

ehoej

,J..

1995.

Per

mea

bilit

yof

com

mer

cial

solv

ents

thro

ugh

livin

ghum

an

skin

.A

mer

ican

Indust

rial

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ne

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oci

ati

on

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al.

Data

Typ

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ati

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g,

W.

enH

si,T

sai,

D.

Y.,L

u,

J.

iaY

u,L

ee,

J.

enW

ei.

2016.

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act

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issi

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shen

ers

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ng

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roex

tract

ion

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eroso

land

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dy

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ati

on:

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B.

Kei

l,M

.N

icas.

2003.

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dic

ting

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ntr

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anic

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Stu

dy

Cit

ati

on:

Won,

D.

Yang

W..

2012.

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rial

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sion

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rmati

on

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mer

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duct

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ain

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dy

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ati

on:

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T.

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2001.

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ted

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ntr

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54

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dy

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ati

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J.

J.,Sin

gh,

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B..

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ger

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A.

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G.,M

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E.,C

ald

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l,I.

,Bart

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the

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ediu

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71

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dy

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ati

on:

Her

ber

t,P

.,C

harb

onnie

r,P

.,R

ivolt

a,

L.,Ser

vais

,M

.,V

an

Men

sch,

F.,C

am

pb

ell,

I..

1986.

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occ

urr

ence

of

chlo

rinate

dso

lven

tsin

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envir

onm

ent.

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pare

dby

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ryF

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on

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ain

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abilit

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rtain

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ediu

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are

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no

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cuss

ion

for

uncert

ain

ty.

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all

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erm

inati

on*

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ium

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rics t

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igh

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onal

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maar,

J. E

.. 2

010.

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issi

on

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ical s

ubst

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s fr

om

solid

matr

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met

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mer

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ass

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ent.

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Type

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itati

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73

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dy

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ati

on:

U.S

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ain

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ain

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igh

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ium

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ediu

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to<

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3.

74

Stu

dy

Cit

ati

on:

Abt.

1992.

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hyle

ne

chlo

ride

consu

mer

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study

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rib

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pro

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75