Phthalates are plasticizers in various products and regarded as endocrine disruptors due to
their anti-androgen effects. Environmental occurrence and toxicities of parent phthalates …

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 …

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 …

Phthalates are ubiquitous environmental contaminants which are used in industry as
plasticizers and additives in cosmetics. They are classified as Endocrine Disrupting …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review exposure assessment issues that need to be
addressed in designing and interpreting epidemiology studies of phthalates, a class of …

Importance Preterm birth is a leading cause of neonatal mortality, with a variety of
contributing causes and risk factors. Environmental exposures represent a group of …

Phthalates, widely used in flexible plastics and consumer products, have become ubiquitous
contaminants worldwide. This study evaluated the acute toxicity and estrogenic endocrine …

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 …

Total daily intakes of diethyl phthalate (DEP), di (n-butyl) phthalate (DnBP), di (isobutyl)
phthalate (DiBP), butyl benzyl phthalate (BBzP) and di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) were …

Despite the extensive production and use of phthalates in Asian countries, especially China,
limited information is available about the current situation of human exposure in this region …