Volatile Substances in Polymer Toys Made from Butadiene and Styrene

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ABSTRACT

The residual levels and migration behavior of volatile substances were detected using HS-GC/MS for acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS) toys, thermoplastic elastomer toys, and rubber toys made from 1,3-butadiene and styrene found on the Japanese market. The maximum residual level of these volatile substances was 2600 μg/g of styrene in ABS toys. In particular, the levels of known carcinogens 1,3-butadiene, benzene, and acrylonitrile are 5.3, 2.5 and 55 μg/g, which are much lower than the EU limit of 0.1%. Furthermore, some volatile substances migrated from ABS toys into water in amounts of 3 -40 ng/mL. Thermoplastic elastomer toys and rubber toys contained these volatile substances at significantly lower levels than ABS toys.

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Y. Abe, M. Yamaguchi, M. Mutsuga, H. Akiyama and Y. Kawamura, "Volatile Substances in Polymer Toys Made from Butadiene and Styrene," American Journal of Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 4 No. 5, 2013, pp. 229-237. doi: 10.4236/ajac.2013.45029.

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