Concentrations of phthalate metabolites in breast milk in Korea: Estimating exposure to phthalates and potential risks among breast-fed infants

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 508, Issue , 2015, Pages 13-19

  Kim, Sunmi ^a   Lee, Jangwoo ^a   Park, Jeongim ^b   Kim, Hai Joong ^c   Cho, Geumjoon ^c   Kim, Gun Ha ^c   Eun, So Hee ^c   Lee, Jeong Jae ^b   Choi, Gyuyeon ^b   Suh, Eunsook ^b   Choi, Sooran ^d   Kim, Sungjoo ^e   Kim, Young Don ^e   Kim, Sung Koo ^e   Kim, Su Young ^f   Kim, Seunghyo ^f   Eom, Soyong ^g   Moon, Hyo Bang ^h   Kim, Sungkyoon ^a   Choi, Kyungho ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

^c Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Hallym University   (South Korea)

^f Jeju National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^g Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^h Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CHECK; Daily intake; DEHP; DnBP; MEHP

Indexed keywords

BIOMOLECULES; DAIRIES; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; METABOLITES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

CHECK; DAILY INTAKE; DEHP; DNBP; MEHP;

ESTERS;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; MONO (2 ETHYL 5 HYDROXYHEXYL)PHTHALATE; MONO (2 ETHYL 5 OXOHEXYL)PHTHALATE; MONO ISOBUTYL PHTHALATE; MONO N BUTYL PHTHALATE; MONOETHYL PHTHALATE; PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID 2 ETHYLHEXYL MONOESTER; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLLUTANT;

BREASTFEEDING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH RISK; METABOLITE; MILK; PHTHALATE; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; INFANT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOUTH KOREA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; METABOLISM; POLLUTANT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

KOREA;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MILK, HUMAN; PHTHALIC ACIDS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84912135705     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.11.019     Document Type: Article

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