Urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations among pregnant women in Northern Puerto Rico: Distribution, temporal variability, and predictors

Environment International

Volumn 62, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-11

  Cantonwine, David E ^a   Cordero, José F ^b   Rivera González, Luis O ^c   Anzalota Del Toro, Liza V ^b   Ferguson, Kelly K ^c   Mukherjee, Bhramar ^c   Calafat, Antonia M ^d   Crespo, Noe ^b   Jiménez Vélez, Braulio ^b   Padilla, Ingrid Y ^e   Alshawabkeh, Akram N ^f   Meeker, John D ^c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^f Northeastern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruptor; Environment; Epidemiology; Exposure; Phthalates; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENVIRONMENT; EXPOSURE; PHTHALATES; PREGNANCY;

AQUIFERS; BIOMOLECULES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ESTERS; METABOLITES; OBSTETRICS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; WATER POLLUTION;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; MONO 2 ETHYL 5 CARBOXYPENTYL PHTHALATE; MONO 2 ETHYL 5 HYDROXYHEXYL PHTHALATE; MONO 2 ETHYL 5 OXOHEXYL PHTHALATE; MONO 3 CARBOXYPROPYL PHTHALATE; MONO BENZYL PHTHALATE; MONO CARBOXYISONONYL PHTHALATE; MONO CARBOXYISOOCTYL PHTHALATE; MONO ISOBUTYL PHTHALATE; PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID 2 ETHYLHEXYL MONOESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMARKER; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH IMPACT; METABOLITE; PHTHALATE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; URINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METABOLITE; PREDICTION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERTO RICO; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNITED STATES; URINALYSIS;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENVIRONMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXPOSURE; PHTHALATES; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHTHALIC ACIDS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUERTO RICO; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

PUERTO RICO;

EID: 84886260516     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.09.014     Document Type: Article

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