The influence of resource strategies on childhood phthalate exposure-The role of REACH in a zero waste society

Environment International

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 312-322

  Lee, Jihyun ^a   Pedersen, Anders Branth ^a   Thomsen, Marianne ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Childhood exposure; Circular economy; Paper; Phthalates; Plastics; Substance flow analysis

Indexed keywords

ELASTOMERS; ESTERS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HAZARDS; PACKAGING MATERIALS; PAPER; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; PLASTIC RECYCLING; PLASTICS; PLASTICS INDUSTRY; QUALITY CONTROL;

ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS; CHILDHOOD EXPOSURE; CIRCULAR ECONOMY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; DI-2-ETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; FOOD-PACKAGING MATERIALS; PHTHALATES; SUBSTANCE FLOW ANALYSIS;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

PHTHALIC ACID BENZYL BUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; PLASTIC; POLLUTANT;

HAZARDOUS WASTE; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; PACKAGING WASTE; PHTHALATE; PLASTIC WASTE; RECYCLING; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DANGEROUS GOODS; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EUROPE; FOOD PACKAGING; HUMAN; PAPER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECYCLING; RESOURCE STRATEGY; ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; POLLUTANT;

DENMARK;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; DIBUTYL PHTHALATE; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD PACKAGING; HUMANS; PAPER; PHTHALIC ACIDS; PLASTICS; RECYCLING;

EID: 84907686036     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.08.003     Document Type: Article

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