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date: 20–JUL–2005<br />

3. Environmental Fate and Pathways Substance ID: 71–43–2<br />

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EXXON Biomedical Sciences East Millstone, NJ<br />

German Rapporteur<br />

16–MAR–2004 (924)<br />

Type of measurement: background concentration<br />

Medium: air<br />

Remark: Air samples were collected once a week at urban (n = 34<br />

samples) and surburban (n = 44 samples) sites in Martorell,<br />

Spain (10/1992 to 7/1993). Metrological data was recorded<br />

continuously at each half hour, air sampling time varied<br />

5–24 hrs. Samples analyzed for VOCs using GC/MS. Airborne<br />

concns. of several VOCs were measured in the city of<br />

Martorell (Spain) and compared to VOC levels in 16 other<br />

cities of the world. Mean concentrations were found to be<br />

higher at the urban site as compared to the suburban site.<br />

Concentrations during the summer were lower (factor of 2) at<br />

the urban site compared to data obtained during winter<br />

seasons, in part due to photochemical reactivity increases<br />

promoted by increased solar radiation. However, surburban<br />

VOC concentrations during summer and winter months were<br />

comparbable, probably due to higher summer traffic<br />

emissions due to an increase in vacation travel on the major<br />

roadways in this region, combined with similar photochemical<br />

depletion of VOCs as was concluded for urban area<br />

concentrations. In comparison to data from other cities, air<br />

concentrations for BTEX are w/in the range of values<br />

reported.<br />

Result: Mean Benzene Concentrations (ug/m3 +/– SD):<br />

Urban Area Surburban Area Urban Range (16 cities)<br />

3.8 (3.5) 1.3 (1.3) 31 – 3.5<br />

Source: Exxon Biomedical Sciences Inc., East Millstone, NJ, USA<br />

Exxon Chemical Europe Inc. Bruxelles<br />

EXXON Biomedical Sciences East Millstone, NJ<br />

German Rapporteur<br />

16–MAR–2004 (67)<br />

Type of measurement: background concentration<br />

Medium: air<br />

Result: In the United Kingdom, urban atmospheric levels have been<br />

reported to range from 0.01 ppb (approximately 32 ng/m3) in<br />

a poorly ventilated traffic tunnel in London, to 576 µg/m3<br />

measured during a 1973 study of various sites around London.<br />

The majority of the benzene concentrations reported are<br />

below 100 µg/m3.<br />

Source: BP Chemicals Ltd LONDON<br />

German Rapporteur<br />

Flag: Risk Assessment<br />

16–MAR–2004 (530) (827) (883) (1162)<br />

<strong>Appendix</strong> D: Benzene SIDS <strong>Dossier</strong><br />

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