A comprehensive assessment of human exposure to phthalates from environmental media and food in Tianjin, China

Y Ji, F Wang, L Zhang, C Shan, Z Bai, Z Sun… - Journal of hazardous …, 2014 - Elsevier
A total of 448 samples including foodstuffs (rice, steamed bun, vegetables, meat, poultry,
fish, milk and fruits), ambient PM 10, drinking water, soil, indoor PM 10 and indoor dust …

What are the sources of exposure to eight frequently used phthalic acid esters in Europeans?

M Wormuth, M Scheringer, M Vollenweider… - Risk …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Phthalic acid esters (phthalates) are used as plasticizers in numerous consumer products,
commodities, and building materials. Consequently, phthalates are found in human …

A biomarker approach to measuring human dietary exposure to certain phthalate diesters

WAC Anderson, L Castle, MJ Scotter… - Food Additives & …, 2001 - Taylor & Francis
Three groups of eight volunteers were administered stable isotope-labelled phthalate
diesters in a single dose and the amount of the corresponding phthalate monoesters …

Face mask—A potential source of phthalate exposure for human

H Xie, W Han, Q Xie, T Xu, M Zhu, J Chen - Journal of hazardous materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Face masks are necessary for fighting against the coronavirus disease 2019 around the
world. As the face mask is usually made from polymers and phthalates are widely-used …

Environmental health risks induced by interaction between phthalic acid esters (PAEs) and biological macromolecules: A review

Z Wang, J Ma, T Wang, C Qin, X Hu, A Mosa, W Ling - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
As a kind of compounds abused in industry productions, phthalic acid esters (PAEs) cause
serious problems in natural environment. PAEs pollution has penetrated into environmental …

Investigation of phthalate metabolites in urine and daily phthalate intakes among three age groups in Beijing, China

X Zhang, S Tang, T Qiu, X Hu, Y Lu, P Du, L Xie… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Phthalates are widely used as binders and plasticizers in industrial and consumer products
but show diverse toxicity. We investigated the level of human exposure to phthalates in …

Insights into the prevalence and impacts of phthalate esters in aquatic ecosystems

ND Baloyi, M Tekere, KW Maphangwa… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Phthalate esters (PEs) are by far the most produced and extensively used synthetic organic
chemicals with notable applications in many industrial products such as vinyl upholstery …

[HTML][HTML] Phthalates and their effects on human health: Focus on erythrocytes and the reproductive system

F Arrigo, F Impellitteri, G Piccione, C Faggio - … Biochemistry and Physiology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastics, long-chain artificial polymers, are used worldwide with a global production of 350
million tonnes per year. Various degradation processes transform plastics into smaller …

A systematic review on the adverse health effects of di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate

M Zarean, M Keikha, P Poursafa… - … Science and Pollution …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Di (ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is a global environmental pollutant. This study
aims to systematically review the literature on health effects of exposure to DEHP including …

Occurrence and profiles of phthalates in foodstuffs from China and their implications for human exposure

Y Guo, Z Zhang, L Liu, Y Li, N Ren… - Journal of agricultural …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Phthalate esters are used in a wide variety of consumer products, and human exposure to
this class of compounds is widespread. Nevertheless, studies on dietary exposure of …