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Household Solvent Products: A National Usage Survey.

PB88132881

Publication Date	1987
Personal Author	Eisenhower, D.
Page Count	770
Abstract	The study was conducted to provide usage information on 32 categories of common household and automotive products which were thought to contain methylene chloride or its substitutes. Respondents were selected using a random digit dialing procedure, were contacted by telephone to get their consent and address, and were then sent a mail questionnaire which included product pictures. Nonrespondents were followed up with a telephone interview. The main objective was to acquire usage statistics for each product that can be used to calculate exposure assessments. These usage statistics included frequency, duration and amount of use, location of use, brand names used, and protective measures undertaken while using the product. Some major findings follow. Respondents used an average of seven of the 32 products in their lifetime and five during the last year. Contact cements, superglues and spray adhesives were used most frequently and brake quieters/cleaners, gasket removers and transmission cleaners were used least frequently. Duration of use was longest for paint removers/strippers, adhesive removers and wood stains, varnishes and finishes, and duration was shortest for ignition/wire dryers, spray shoe polish, and typewriter correction fluid. Most respondents reported having a window or door open but did not have a fan on while using products, and most reported that they read directions on the product labels before use. Finally, usage of the products decreases with increasing age.
Keywords	Solvents Methylene chloride Chlorocarbons Chlorine organic compounds Surveys Toxic substances Household product testing Ethane/trichloro Ethylene/trichloro Ethylene/tetrachloro Carbon tetrachloride Ethane/trichlorotrifluoro
Source Agency	Office of Toxic Substances
NTIS Subject Category	57Y - Toxicology 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 96D - Consumer Affairs
Corporate Authors	Battelle Columbus Div., Washington, DC.; Westat, Inc., Rockville, MD. Research Div.; Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Toxic
Supplemental Notes	See also PB88-132899. Prepared in cooperation with Westat, Inc., Rockville, MD. Research Div. Sponsored by Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Toxic Substances.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept. Oct 84-Jul 87,
NTIS Issue Number	198807
Contract Number	EPA-68-02-4243

Household Solvent Products: A National Usage Survey.

Household Solvent Products: A National Usage Survey.
PB88132881

Publication Date	1987
Personal Author	Eisenhower, D.
Page Count	770
Abstract	The study was conducted to provide usage information on 32 categories of common household and automotive products which were thought to contain methylene chloride or its substitutes. Respondents were selected using a random digit dialing procedure, were contacted by telephone to get their consent and address, and were then sent a mail questionnaire which included product pictures. Nonrespondents were followed up with a telephone interview. The main objective was to acquire usage statistics for each product that can be used to calculate exposure assessments. These usage statistics included frequency, duration and amount of use, location of use, brand names used, and protective measures undertaken while using the product. Some major findings follow. Respondents used an average of seven of the 32 products in their lifetime and five during the last year. Contact cements, superglues and spray adhesives were used most frequently and brake quieters/cleaners, gasket removers and transmission cleaners were used least frequently. Duration of use was longest for paint removers/strippers, adhesive removers and wood stains, varnishes and finishes, and duration was shortest for ignition/wire dryers, spray shoe polish, and typewriter correction fluid. Most respondents reported having a window or door open but did not have a fan on while using products, and most reported that they read directions on the product labels before use. Finally, usage of the products decreases with increasing age.
Keywords	Solvents Methylene chloride Chlorocarbons Chlorine organic compounds Surveys Toxic substances Household product testing Ethane/trichloro Ethylene/trichloro Ethylene/tetrachloro Carbon tetrachloride Ethane/trichlorotrifluoro
Source Agency	Office of Toxic Substances
NTIS Subject Category	57Y - Toxicology 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 96D - Consumer Affairs
Corporate Authors	Battelle Columbus Div., Washington, DC.; Westat, Inc., Rockville, MD. Research Div.; Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Toxic
Supplemental Notes	See also PB88-132899. Prepared in cooperation with Westat, Inc., Rockville, MD. Research Div. Sponsored by Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Toxic Substances.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept. Oct 84-Jul 87,
NTIS Issue Number	198807
Contract Number	EPA-68-02-4243