Phthalates in toys available in Indian market

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 621-626

  Johnson, Sapna ^a   Saikia, Nirmali ^a   Sahu, Ramakant ^a  

^a India Habitat Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Gas chromatograph; Mass spectra; Phthalates; Plasticizers; Toys

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CHILDREN'S TOYS; DI-2-ETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS; INDIAN MARKET; LOCAL MARKETS; MASS SPECTRA; PHTHALATES; PRIMARY FUNCTIONS; TOYS;

MASS SPECTROMETRY; PLASTICIZERS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLVENTS;

ESTERS;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PLASTICIZER; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DANGEROUS GOODS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRODUCT SAFETY; RECREATION; STATISTICS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; PHTHALIC ACIDS; PLASTICIZERS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE;

EID: 79956043303     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-011-0263-6     Document Type: Article

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