Downsides of the recycling process: Harmful organic chemicals in children's toys

Environment International

Volumn 65, Issue , 2014, Pages 54-62

  Ionas, Alin C ^a   Dirtu, Alin C ^a   Anthonissen, Tim ^a   Neels, Hugo ^a   Covaci, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Exposure assessment; PBDEs; PFRs; Phthalate esters; Recycling; Toys

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; ESTERS; FLAME RESISTANCE; FLAME RETARDANTS; HEALTH HAZARDS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PLASTICIZERS; RECYCLING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLVENTS; TOYS;

DETECTION FREQUENCY; DI-ETHYL-HEXYL PHTHALATE; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; PBDES; PFRS; PHTHALATE ESTER; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); TRIPHENYL PHOSPHATE;

ORGANIC CHEMICALS;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; FLAME RETARDANT; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHOSPHATE; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PLASTICIZER; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; TRIPHENYL PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PBDE; PHOSPHATE; PHTHALATE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLYMER; RECYCLING;

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD SAFETY; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MATERIALS TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RECYCLING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; PBDES; PFRS; PHTHALATE ESTERS; RECYCLING; TOYS;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLAME RETARDANTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; INFANT; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PLASTICIZERS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; RECYCLING; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84892850600     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.12.019     Document Type: Article

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