Health Risk Assessment of Volatile Organic Compounds for Children in Indoor Air, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

This study presents levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) measured indoors for the first time in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and quantifies health risk children emphasizing urgent need to improve control indoor VOCs sources. The 583 samples collected at 144 sites, including new buildings, old apartments, schools, workplaces, kindergartens, baishin, Mongolian traditional gers, hospitals, shopping centers are analyzed. Formaldehyde was detected 95.7% samples, while benzene 24.2%. benzene, toluene, xylene buildings apartments exceed recommended values AGÖF air. probabilistic Monte Carlo simulation method used estimate exposure four types (benzene, formaldehyde, m,p-xylene) population. cancer formaldehyde is high age group 7 months–4 years, m,p-xylene, toluene show non-cancer this group.