Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), belonging to the category of emerging
contaminants, are a class of highly heterogeneous persistent pollutants that can seriously …

The ubiquitous presence of phthalate compounds in cosmetics, personal care products and
plastics commonly used in toys, food packaging or household products, results in human …

Prenatal exposure to phthalates is common. However, its effect on birth weight has always
been met with conflicting conclusions. To explore the effects of prenatal phthalate exposure …

Human exposure to phthalates is widespread, but assessment of variability across
pregnancy has been hampered by short half-lives of phthalate biomarkers and a few …

STUDY QUESTION What is the longitudinal association between gestational phthalate
exposure and in vivo placental outcomes? SUMMARY ANSWER Phthalates were adversely …

Background Humans are exposed to phthalates, a class of non-persistent chemicals,
through multiple products, including personal care and cosmetics. Associations between …

Background Most previous studies investigating the associations between prenatal
exposure to phthalates and fetal growth relied on measurements of phthalate metabolites at …

Pregnant people are ubiquitously exposed to endocrine-disrupting phthalates through
consumer products and food. The placenta may be particularly vulnerable to the adverse …

Phthalates, commonly used in plastic manufacturing, have been linked to adverse
reproductive effects. Our research from the Saudi Early Autism and Environment Study …

Prenatal exposure to phthalates (PAEs) is ubiquitous among Chinese neonates. PAEs
entering the body will be transformed to various hydrolyzed and oxidated PAE metabolites …