Volatile　organic　compounds　(VOCs)　of　asphalt　will　cause　adverse　environmental　impact　and　workers＇　health　risk,　inhibitors　can　be　used　to　reduce　the　emission　of　VOCs　from　asphalt.　Three　inhibitors,　including　activated　carbon　(AC),　expanded　graphite　(EG)　and　hydrotalcite　(MA),　were　used　to　modified　asphalt　in　this　work.　The　effects　of　inhibitors　on　the　VOCs　emission　characteristics　of　asphalt　were　investigated　at　multiple　levels　of　VOCs　total　concentration,　groups　distribution　and　components　characteristics.　101　asphalt　VOCs　components　were　detected,　among　which　alkane　accounted　for　more　than　50%　of　the　total　concentration,　followed　by　aldehyde　and　benzene.　AC　with　the　largest　specific　surface　area　and　pore　capacity　exhibited　the　best　inhibitory　effect　on　the　emission　of　VOCs　with　total　concentration　inhibition　rate　of　45.58%,　followed　by　MA,　while　excessive　MA　would　have　adverse　effect.　Over　90%　of　VOCs　components　emissions　had　been　suppressed　by　AC　and　EG.　And　inhibitors　had　the　best　inhibitory　effect　on　the　emission　of　olefin　and　aldehyde　in　VOCs,　followed　by　ketone,　but　had　the　worst　inhibitory　effect　on　alkane,　which　was　due　to　the　weak　interactions　between　non-polar　alkane　and　polar　hydroxyl　on　the　surface　of　inhibitors.　Furthermore,　the　effects　of　different　inhibitors　on　the　environmental　impact　and　health　risk　of　VOCs　from　asphalt　were　also　systematically　studied.　The　highest　total　inhibition　rate　of　OFP　and　SOAP　from　asphalt　VOCs　by　AC　was　only　58.3%　and　21.7%,　which　was　ascribed　to　the　limited　suppression　on　OFP　and　SOAP　generated　by　alkane　and　benzene.　Meanwhile,　the　non-carcinogenic　risk　from　asphalt　VOCs　was　mainly　caused　by　acrolein　with　a　contribution　rate　of　80.0%,　AC　and　EG　can　completely　inhibit　the　emission　of　acrolein　in　asphalt　VOCs,　while　MA　showed　the　poor　performance.　The　contribution　rate　of　acetaldehyde　to　the　carcinogenic　risk　of　asphalt　VOCs　reached　93.7%,　while　inhibitors　had　limited　inhibitory　effects　on　its　emissions.　This　study　contributes　to　a　deeper　understanding　of　the　correlation　mechanism　between　inhibitors,　emission　reduction　characteristics　of　asphalt　VOCs　and　environmental-health　benefits,　which　could　provide　theoretical　support　for　the　design　of　bituminous　material　with　low　environmental-health　load.