Plasticizers in the neonatal intensive care unit: A review on exposure sources and health hazards

• Published in: Critical reviews in environmental science and technology Vol. 52; no. 22; pp. 3947 - 3972
• Main Authors: Panneel, Lucas, Malarvannan, Govindan, Jorens, Philippe G., Covaci, Adrian, Mulder, Antonius
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton Taylor & Francis 26.08.2022; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: acceptable daily intake; Accumulation; blood; Blood transfusion; childhood; Children; Dioctyl phthalate; environmental science; Epidemiology; Exposure; Health care; Health hazards; Health risks; health services; humans; Intensive care; Lotfi Aleya and Lena Ma; Lung development; medical devices; Medical electronics; Medical equipment; neonatal intensive care unit; Neonates; neurodevelopment; Oxygenation; parenteral feeding; Parenteral nutrition; Phthalates; Plasticizers; Plastics; premature neonates; technology; Toxicity; Toxicology; urine

Plasticizers, used to increase the flexibility of plastic materials, can leach into the environment and the human body. Various adverse health effects are attributed to exposure to plasticizers, particularly phthalates. Premature newborns admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are exposed...