Exposure to phthalates in 5-6 years old primary school starters in Germany-A human biomonitoring study and a cumulative risk assessment

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 214, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 188-195

  Koch, Holger M ^a   Wittassek, Matthias ^b   Brüning, Thomas ^a   Angerer, Jürgen ^a   Heudorf, Ursel ^c  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c City of Frankfurt am Main   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Cumulative tolerable daily intake; Daily intake; Metabolites; Phthalate; Urine

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER;

ARTICLE; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GERMANY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL; URINE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIBUTYL PHTHALATE; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GERMANY; HUMANS; PHTHALIC ACIDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOLS;

EID: 79958032364     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2011.01.009     Document Type: Article

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