A comprehensive assessment of human exposure to phthalates from environmental media and food in Tianjin, China

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 279, Issue , 2014, Pages 133-140

  Ji, Yaqin ^a,b   Wang, Fumei ^a   Zhang, Leibo ^a,b   Shan, Chunyan ^a,b   Bai, Zhipeng ^c   Sun, Zengrong ^d   Liu, Lingling ^a   Shen, Boxiong ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory   (China)

^c CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^d TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Daily intake; Environmental media; Food; Human exposure; Phthalates

Indexed keywords

AIR INTAKES; ESTERS; FOOD PRODUCTS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; WATER ABSORPTION;

COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT; DAILY INTAKE; DERMAL ABSORPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA; EXPOSURE SOURCES; HUMAN EXPOSURES; PHTHALATE ESTER; PHTHALATES;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

DRINKING WATER; PHTHALIC ACID BENZYL BUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIMETHYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIOCTYL ESTER; WATER; AIR POLLUTANT; DUST; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTANT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; DIETARY INTAKE; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH; FOOD; FRUIT; HUMAN; INGESTION; INHALATION; MEAT; MILK; PARTICULATE MATTER; POULTRY; RICE; SKIN ABSORPTION; SOIL; VEGETABLE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; INFANT; MALE; POLLUTANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOIL POLLUTANT; TOXICITY; WATER SUPPLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PHTHALIC ACIDS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER SUPPLY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904547843     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.06.055     Document Type: Article

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