Occurrence and risk assessment of phthalate esters (PAEs) in vegetables and soils of suburban plastic film greenhouses

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 523, Issue , 2015, Pages 129-137

  Wang, Jun ^a,b   Chen, Gangcai ^a   Christie, Peter ^b   Zhang, Manyun ^b   Luo, Yongming ^b   Teng, Ying ^b  

^a Chongqing Academy of Environmental Science   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Greenhouse soils; Phthalates; Plastic film; Risk assessment; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; GREENHOUSES; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; PLASTIC FILMS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOILS; VEGETABLES;

AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; BUTYL BENZYL PHTHALATE; DI-2-ETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; DI-N-OCTYL PHTHALATE; GREENHOUSE SOIL; GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES; PHTHALATES; POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

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; PHTHALIC ACID ESTER; DI-N-OCTYL PHTHALATE; ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PLASTIC; PLASTICIZER; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HEALTH RISK; PHTHALATE; PLASTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL QUALITY; VEGETABLE;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BOK CHOY; BRASSICA JUNCEA; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGEN TESTING; CELERY; CHINA; CHINESE CABBAGE; CHRYSANTHEMUM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; CUCUMBER; GREENHOUSE; LETTUCE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PEPPER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADISH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL QUALITY; SPINACH; SUBURBAN AREA; VEGETABLE; AGRICULTURE; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

APIUM GRAVEOLENS VAR. DULCE; LACTUCA;

AGRICULTURE; DIBUTYL PHTHALATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTERS; PHTHALIC ACIDS; PLASTICIZERS; PLASTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84926390763     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.02.101     Document Type: Article

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