20 different toys and childcare articles were analysed. As this is a screening project the results are given in concentration ranges. However, the estimates within the concentration ranges are fairly precise due to the analytical method. The analytical method used a German standard method for analysing PAHs in consumer products. The method was further developed in order to achieve lower detection limits compared to the German method as well as low uncertainty on the measurements. The results showed that PAHs were found in all analysed samples. It can therefore be concluded that PAHs are common in toy and childcare articles on the Danish market. However, it is likely that the low detection limits in the present study have lead a higher number of samples with detectable PAHs compared to the German investigations, which have higher detection limits. The results also showed that it was mainly the small molecular size PAH (compared to Benzo(a)pyrene) which were found. This indicates that mainly lighter mineral oils were used in the materials. In general, the toxicity for PAHs increases with increasing molecular size.
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