Internal exposure of nursery-school children and their parents and teachers to di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP)

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-22

  Koch, Holger M ^a   Drexler, Hans ^a   Angerer, Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Children; Di(2 ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP); Mono (2 ethyl 5 hydroxyhexyl)phthalate (5OH MEHP); Mono (2 ethylhexyl)phthalate (MEHP); Mono(2 ethyl 5 oxo hexyl)phthalate (5oxo MEHP); Phthalates; Urine

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; MONO(2 ETHYL 5 HYDROXYHEXYL)PHTHALATE; MONO(2 ETHYL 5 OXOHEXYL)PHTHALATE; PHTHALIC ACID 2 ETHYLHEXYL MONOESTER; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PLASTICIZER; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NURSERY SCHOOL; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; TEACHER; TOXICITY; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 0346492751     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1438-4639-00270     Document Type: Article

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