Although around us for more than six decades, siloxanes are considered emerging
environmental contaminants. 1− 5 Emerging here means that previously they were not …

Siloxanes are organo-silicon compounds containing Si-O-Si linkages and methyl branches.
Depending on the structure, siloxanes can be divided into cyclic and linear compounds …

Due to the regulation on bisphenol A (BPA) in several industrialized countries, the demand
for other bisphenol analogues (BPs) as substitutes for BPA is growing. Eight BPs were …

Phthalates are endocrine-disrupting chemicals that cause adverse health effects in wildlife
and humans. Due to domestic and global regulations of phthalates in commercial products …

Due to strong regulation of phthalates, non-phthalate plasticizers (NPPs) have been
introduced to the industrial market. In this study, concentrations of 16 phthalates and five …

Despite the extensive usage of synthetic musk compounds (SMCs) and siloxanes in various
personal care products (PCPs), trophic magnification of such chemicals in aquatic …

Siloxanes are used widely in a variety of consumer products, including cosmetics, personal
care products, medical and electrical devices, cookware, and building materials …

Cyclic and linear siloxanes are used in a wide variety of household and consumer products.
Nevertheless, very few studies have reported the occurrence of these compounds in indoor …

The potential of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) to act as sources of poly and
perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), volatile methyl siloxanes (VMSs) and organic UV-filters …

Cyclic volatile methyl siloxanes (cVMS) have now become a subject of environmental
contamination and risk assessment due to their widespread use and occurrence in different …