Derivation of Biomonitoring Equivalents for di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP), benzylbutyl phthalate (BzBP), and diethyl phthalate (DEP)

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 259-267

  Aylward, Lesa L ^a   Hays, Sean M ^a   Gagné, Michelle ^b   Krishnan, Kannan ^b  

^a LLP   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Pharmacokinetics; Phthalates; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

PHTHALIC ACID BENZYL BUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD LEVEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; URINALYSIS; URINE LEVEL;

ANIMALS; DIBUTYL PHTHALATE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; PHTHALIC ACIDS; PLASTICIZERS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 70350391218     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2009.09.003     Document Type: Article

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