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Review of Exposure Assessment to Obtain Exposure Factors of Consumer Products

소비 생활용품의 노출계수 조사 방법의 고찰

  • Park, Ji Young (Institute of Health and Environment, Seoul National University) ;
  • Lee, Kiyoung (Graduate School of Publich Health, Seoul National University) ;
  • Shin, Ho-Sang (Department of Environment Education, Kongju National University) ;
  • Yang, Wonho (Department of Occupational Health, Daegu Catholic University)
  • 박지영 (서울대학교 보건환경연구소) ;
  • 이기영 (서울대학교 보건대학원) ;
  • 신호상 (공주대학교 환경교육과) ;
  • 양원호 (대구가톨릭대학교 산업보건학과)
  • Received : 2013.11.19
  • Accepted : 2013.12.20
  • Published : 2013.12.31

Abstract

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

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