The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently conducting separate Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) risk evaluations for seven phthalates: dibutyl phthalate …

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 …

Risk-based chemical safety assessments are increasingly being conducted to support
chemical management decisions and informed substitution to protect public health. Rapid …

The probability of nonoccupational exposure to phthalates is high given their use in a vast
range of consumables, including personal care products (eg, perfumes, lotions, cosmetics) …

The present study applies a chemical activity–based approach to: 1) evaluate environmental
concentrations of di‐ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP; n= 23 651) and its metabolite mono …

Abstract The Maximum Cumulative Ratio (MCR) quantifies the degree to which a single
chemical drives the cumulative risk of an individual exposed to multiple chemicals …

As regulatory initiatives increasingly call for an understanding of the cumulative risks from
chemical mixtures, evaluating exposure data from large biomonitoring programs, which may …

Abstract The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) convened a Chronic Hazard
Advisory Panel (CHAP) on Phthalates found in children's toys, and childcare products, and …

Phthalates are used in a wide range of consumer goods, resulting in exposures to specific
phthalates that vary over time in accordance with changes in product use and how …

Exposures to multiple chemicals may contribute to increased risk of similar adverse effects.
Cumulative risk may be estimated using a hazard index (HI), the sum of individual hazard …