The potential health effects of phthalate esters in children's toys: A review and risk assessment

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 30, Issue 2 II, 1999, Pages 140-155

  Wilkinson, Chris F ^a   Lamb IV, James C ^a  

^a Jellinek Schwartz and Connolly Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Diisononyl phthalate; Phthalate ester plasticizers; Phthalate migration from PVC; Phthalates in children's toys; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

PHTHALIC ACID; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CANCER RISK; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; KIDNEY CANCER; LIVER CANCER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALIA; PRIMATES; RODENTIA;

EID: 0032703518     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/rtph.1999.1338     Document Type: Article

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