Biomonitoring of urinary di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate metabolites of mother and child pairs in South Korea

Environment International

Volumn 54, Issue , 2013, Pages 65-73

  Song, Na Rae ^a,b   On, Ji won ^a,c   Lee, Jeongae ^a   Park, Jung Duck ^d   Kwon, Ho Jang ^e   Yoon, Hae Jung ^f   Pyo, Heesoo ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

^d Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^e Dankook University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^f National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Children; DEHP metabolites; Human exposure

Indexed keywords

BIOMOLECULES; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; ESTERS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOTOPES; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTICIZERS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLVENTS;

BIOMONITORING; CHILDREN; CREATININE CONCENTRATION; DI-2-ETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; HUMAN EXPOSURES; HUMAN HEALTH RISKS; ISOTOPE DILUTIONS; METABOLIC RATES; MONO-(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE; P-VALUES; PHTHALATE PLASTICIZERS; PHTHALATES; PLASTIC POLYMERS; SOUTH KOREA; URINE EXCRETION; VOLUME CONCENTRATION;

METABOLITES;

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

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; CHILD HEALTH; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXCRETION; HEALTH RISK; METABOLISM; METABOLITE; PHTHALATE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; URINE;

AGE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MATERNAL WELFARE; METABOLIC RATE; METABOLITE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH KOREA; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION;

SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 84873718914     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.01.007     Document Type: Article

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