A global assessment of phthalates burden and related links to health effects

I Katsikantami, S Sifakis, MN Tzatzarakis… - Environment …, 2016 - Elsevier
Phthalates are ubiquitous environmental contaminants which are used in industry as
plasticizers and additives in cosmetics. They are classified as Endocrine Disrupting …

Phthalates: toxicology and exposure

U Heudorf, V Mersch-Sundermann, J Angerer - International journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Phthalates are used as plasticizers in PVC plastics. As the phthalate plasticizers are not
chemically bound to PVC, they can leach, migrate or evaporate into indoor air and …

Phthalate risks, phthalate regulation, and public health: a review

MA Kamrin - Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
As a result of concerns about the toxicity of phthalates to humans, several expert panels
were convened toward the end of the 1990s to evaluate the implications of the scientific …

Assessing exposure to phthalates–the human biomonitoring approach

M Wittassek, HM Koch, J Angerer… - Molecular nutrition & …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Some phthalates are developmental and reproductive toxicants in animals. Exposure to
phthalates is considered to be potentially harmful to human health as well. Based on a …

Phthalates impact human health: epidemiological evidences and plausible mechanism of action

S Benjamin, E Masai, N Kamimura, K Takahashi… - Journal of hazardous …, 2017 - Elsevier
Disregarding the rising alarm on the hazardous nature of various phthalates and their
metabolites, ruthless usage of phthalates as plasticizer in plastics and as additives in …

[HTML][HTML] Phthalates and their impacts on human health

Y Wang, H Qian - Healthcare, 2021 - mdpi.com
Phthalates are a series of widely used chemicals that demonstrate to be endocrine
disruptors and are detrimental to human health. Phthalates can be found in most products …

A critical review on human internal exposure of phthalate metabolites and the associated health risks

S Huang, Z Qi, S Ma, G Li, C Long, Y Yu - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Phthalates (PAEs) are popular synthetic chemicals used as plasticizers and solvents for
various products, such as polyvinyl chloride or personal care products. Human exposure to …

Temporal trends in phthalate exposures: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001–2010

AR Zota, AM Calafat, TJ Woodruff - Environmental health …, 2014 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Phthalates are ubiquitous environmental contaminants. Because of potential
adverse effects on human health, butylbenzyl phthalate [BBzP; metabolite, monobenzyl …

Phthalate metabolites: Characterization, toxicities, global distribution, and exposure assessment

YJ Zhang, JL Guo, J Xue, CL Bai, Y Guo - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Phthalates are plasticizers in various products and regarded as endocrine disruptors due to
their anti-androgen effects. Environmental occurrence and toxicities of parent phthalates …

[HTML][HTML] A review of biomonitoring of phthalate exposures

Y Wang, H Zhu, K Kannan - Toxics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Phthalates (diesters of phthalic acid) are widely used as plasticizers and additives in many
consumer products. Laboratory animal studies have reported the endocrine-disrupting and …