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 …

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 …

Microplastics: a major source of phthalate esters in aquatic environments

Y Cao, H Lin, K Zhang, S Xu, M Yan, KMY Leung… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Phthalate esters (PAEs) are predominant additives in plastics, their widespread
contamination in aquatic environments has raised global concern. Here, twelve plastic …

Measuring biomarkers in wastewater as a new source of epidemiological information: Current state and future perspectives

E Gracia-Lor, S Castiglioni, R Bade, F Been… - Environment …, 2017 - Elsevier
The information obtained from the chemical analysis of specific human excretion products
(biomarkers) in urban wastewater can be used to estimate the exposure or consumption of …

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 …

Soil environmental quality in greenhouse vegetable production systems in eastern China: current status and management strategies

W Hu, Y Zhang, B Huang, Y Teng - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
Greenhouse vegetable production (GVP) has become an important source of public
vegetable consumption and farmers' income in China. However, various pollutants can be …

Phthalates and parabens in personal care products from China: concentrations and human exposure

Y Guo, L Wang, K Kannan - Archives of environmental contamination and …, 2014 - Springer
Our previous studies showed that populations in China are widely exposed to phthalates
and parabens. Nevertheless, sources of Chinese exposure to phthalates and parabens are …

Pollutants delivered every day: Phthalates in plastic express packaging bags and their leaching potential

Z Xu, X Xiong, Y Zhao, W Xiang, C Wu - Journal of hazardous materials, 2020 - Elsevier
The rapid development of the express industry brings not only convenience but also
environmental problems such as plastic wastes. In this study, we collected plastic express …

Profiles of phthalic acid esters (PAEs) in bottled water, tap water, lake water, and wastewater samples collected from Hanoi, Vietnam

TM Le, HMN Nguyen, VK Nguyen, AV Nguyen… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Contamination levels and distribution patterns of ten typical phthalic acid esters (PAEs) were
investigated in various types of water samples collected from Hanoi metropolitan area in …

Phthalate esters in water and sediments of the Kaveri River, India: environmental levels and ecotoxicological evaluations

KK Selvaraj, G Sundaramoorthy… - … geochemistry and health, 2015 - Springer
Phthalate esters are well known for their environmental contamination and toxicological
effects as “endocrine disruptors.” In this study, environmental levels of phthalate esters and …