| Autor: |
Ramona Donovan, Bhagya L. Puppala, D R Cortes, Lorene Schweig, M. Eppler, Anil Gulati, Preetha Prazad |
| Rok vydání: |
2012 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. 5:221-227 |
| ISSN: |
1934-5798 |
| Popis: |
Objective: To evaluate the effect of phototherapy on volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions inside neonatal incubators during standard operational settings. Study design: Air samples were collected from six unoccupied incubators during four standard operational settings and after adding phototherapy. Quantitative analyses were performed using a Tekmar AutoCan Preconcentrator interfaced to an Agilent 6890 Gas Chromatograph with a 5975 Mass Spectrometer. Result: Two VOCs, 2-heptanone and n-butyl acetate, were identified as elevated and mean concentrations increased further with temperature and addition of humidity (4.3 ± 0.93 to 39.66 ± 7.66 ppb (p = 0.001) and 0.68 ± 0.27 to 7.23 ± 1.05 ppb (p ≤ 0.001); respectively). However, phototherapy did not significantly alter VOC concentrations inside the incubator. Conclusion: The use of phototherapy did not appear to influence 2-heptanone and n-butyl acetate concentrations or generate any new emissions within the neonatal incubator. This study confirmed the effect of temperature and humidity on 2-heptanone and n-butyl acetate, using authentic analytical standards. |
| Databáze: |
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