Current Phthalate Exposure Risks of Rural Population in the Northwest China: Evidence from an Internal Exposure Study.

ABSTRACT: Phthalates (PAEs) are synthetic chemicals widely used in industrial and personal consumer products as adhesives or plasticizers. PAEs have been demonstrated to have toxic effects on the human body. However, biological monitoring data for the internal PAE exposure levels of Chinese rural residents are still limited. The present study investigated the exposure levels of ten phthalate metabolites (mPAEs) of rural residents in Northwest China. The results showed that mPAEs were wildly prevalent in urine and the geometric mean concentration of Σ₁₀mPAEs was 957.02 ng mL^-1 (adjusted by specific gravity). Mono-n-butyl phthalate (MBP) and metabolites of di(2-ethylhexyl)-phthalate (DEHP) were the most dominant mPAEs in urine, with specific gravity adjusted median concent

SUBMITTER: Zheng Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11504103 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature