{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Kim K"],"funding":["National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences","U.S. Environmental Protection Agency","NIEHS NIH HHS"],"pagination":["129349"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7969436"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["271"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background/objective</h4>Polyurethane foam (PUF), a proven sampling medium for measuring air concentrations of organic compounds, is widely used in upholstered home furniture. We evaluated the potential utility of couch PUF as a passive sampler and as a reservoir for non-flame retardant semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs).<h4>Methods</h4>We collected PUF samples from 13 California home couches, measured concentrations (C<sub>PUF</sub>) of 64 SVOCs at three different depths (i.e., top, top-middle, and middle from couch surfaces facing outward), and examined concentration changes with depth. To calculate the PUF-air partition coefficient (K<sub>PUF-air</sub> = C<sub>PUF</sub>/C<sub>air</sub> = C<sub>PUF</sub> × K<sub>dust-air</sub>/C<sub>dust</sub>), we used the calculated dust-air pa"],"journal":["Chemosphere"],"pubmed_title":["Evaluating couch polyurethane foam for a potential passive sampler of semivolatile organic compounds."],"pmcid":["PMC7969436"],"funding_grant_id":["P30 ES023513","P42 ES004699"],"pubmed_authors":["Young TM","Kim K","Wong L","Shin HM","Bennett DH"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Evaluating couch polyurethane foam for a potential passive sampler of semivolatile organic compounds.","description":"<h4>Background/objective</h4>Polyurethane foam (PUF), a proven sampling medium for measuring air concentrations of organic compounds, is widely used in upholstered home furniture. We evaluated the potential utility of couch PUF as a passive sampler and as a reservoir for non-flame retardant semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs).<h4>Methods</h4>We collected PUF samples from 13 California home couches, measured concentrations (C<sub>PUF</sub>) of 64 SVOCs at three different depths (i.e., top, top-middle, and middle from couch surfaces facing outward), and examined concentration changes with depth. To calculate the PUF-air partition coefficient (K<sub>PUF-air</sub> = C<sub>PUF</sub>/C<sub>air</sub> = C<sub>PUF</sub> × K<sub>dust-air</sub>/C<sub>dust</sub>), we used the calculated dust-air pa","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021 May","modification":"2025-04-04T19:53:47.307Z","creation":"2025-04-04T19:53:47.307Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC7969436","cross_references":{"pubmed":["33429263"],"doi":["10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.129349"]}}