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Chlorinated paraffins (CPs) are anthropogenic pollutants of growing environmental concern. These highly complex mixtures of thousands of homologs and congeners are usually applied as additives in lubricants or as flame retardants and plasticizers in polymers and paints. Recent studies indicated the presence of high amounts of CPs in the kitchen environment whose sources could not be unequivocally identified. One option was the use of CPs as or in lubricants of hinges. To test this hypothesis, we performed wipe tests on lubricants on 29 hinges of different types of kitchen appliances (refrigerators, baking ovens, dishwashers, freezers, microwave oven, pasta machine, food processor, steam cooker) and analyzed them for short-chain CPs (SCCPs) and medium-chain CPs (MCCPs). CPs were detected in 21 samples (72%). Per wipe, SCCP concentrations ranged between 0.02 and 10 µg (median 0.23 µg), while MCCPs ranged from 0.09 to 750 µg (median 1.0 µg). Highest MCCP amounts (380 and 750 µg per wipe, respectively) were determined in new and unused appliances. A medium correlation between SCCP content and appliance age was observed, but no additional statistic correlation between SCCP/MCCP amount and appliance type or manufacturer could be observed. CPs released from hinges by volatilization, abrasion, and cleaning processes could enter the environment and come in contact with persons living in the corresponding households.
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Environmental monitoring and assessment, 193 (2021), 250.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-021-09023-z.
ISSN: 1573-2959
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Sprengel, J., & Vetter, W. (2021). Chlorinated paraffins in hinges of kitchen appliances. Environmental monitoring and assessment, 193. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-021-09023-z
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@article{Sprengel2021,
url = {https://hohpublica.uni-hohenheim.de/handle/123456789/16435},
doi = {10.1007/s10661-021-09023-z},
author = {Sprengel, Jannik and Vetter, Walter},
title = {Chlorinated paraffins in hinges of kitchen appliances},
journal = {Environmental monitoring and assessment},
year = {2021},
volume = {193},
}