Exposure Characteristics and Cumulative Risk Assessment for Phthalates in Children Living near a Petrochemical Complex.

ABSTRACT:

Background

School-aged children living near plastics-producing factories may have higher risk of exposure to phthalates released during the manufacturing processes.

Objectives

We aimed to investigate the urinary concentrations of phthalate metabolites in school-aged children living near a petrochemical complex and estimate the cumulative risk of phthalate exposure.

Methods

We used a well-established cohort (Taiwan Petrochemical Complex Cohort for Children, TPE3C) of school-aged children (6-13 years old) living near polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) factories in central Taiwan from October 2013 to September 2014. A total of 257 children were included from five elementary schools: Syu-Cuo Branch (n = 58, school A, ~0.9 km), Feng-An (n</

SUBMITTER: Wang CW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9865072 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature