Viegas, SusanaMateus, Margarida2019-03-222019-03-222019-02Viegas S, Mateus M. Volatile organic compounds mixtures in hospital environment: the common exposure scenario. In: Arezes P, et al., editors. Occupational and environmental safety and health – Studies in systems, decision and control (Vol. 202). Cham: Springer; 2019. p. 231-5.9783030147303http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/9753EXPOsE—Establishing protocols to assess occupational exposure to microbiota in clinical settings (02/SAICT/2016 - Project nº 23222).Chemical contamination is a reality in the hospital environment but unfortunately is rarely studied. However, if we consider that healthcare workers use a high diversity of products such as disinfectants, sterilizers, anesthetic gases, and much other is easy to recognize that workers and patients can be exposed to a complex mixture of chemicals. The aim of this study was to determine, through a review, the presence of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) mixtures in a hospital environment. Results showed that a complex mixture of VOCs is normally present and this aspect should be reflected in the risk assessment process. Future research work must be developed related to the possible health effects caused by exposure to complex mixtures of chemicals.engOccupational healthOccupational exposureVolatile organic compoundsChemical contaminationHospitalMixturesProject nº 23222 (02/SAICT/2016)book part10.1007/978-3-030-14730-3_25