Assessing human exposure to phthalates using monoesters and their oxidized metabolites as biomarkers

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 111, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1148-1151

  Barr D B , Dana B ^a   Silva, Manori J ^a   Kato, Kayoko ^a   Reidy, John A ^a   Malek, Nicole A ^a   Hurtz, Donald ^a   Sadowski, Melissa ^a   Needham, Larry L ^a   Calafat, Antonia M ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

DEHP; Exposure; Human; Phthalate; Urine

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ESTER DERIVATIVE; FOOD ADDITIVE; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; PHTHALIC ACID 2 ETHYLHEXYL MONOESTER; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID DIOCTYL ESTER; PLASTIC; PLASTICIZER; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; SOLVENT;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONJUGATION; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; METABOLITE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OXIDATION; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0041697034     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.6074     Document Type: Review

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