4-Nonylphenol, bisphenol-A and triclosan levels in human urine of children and students in China, and the effects of drinking these bottled materials on the levels

• Published in: Environment international Vol. 52; pp. 81 - 86
• Main Authors: Li, Xu, Ying, Guang-Guo, Zhao, Jian-Liang, Chen, Zhi-Feng, Lai, Hua-Jie, Su, Hao-Chang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2013; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Benzhydryl Compounds - urine; Beverages - analysis; Beverages - statistics & numerical data; Biological and medical sciences; bisphenol A; bottled water; bottles; ceramics; Child; Child, Preschool; children; China; creatinine; detection limit; Drinking; Drinking water; Endocrine disrupting compounds; Environment. Living conditions; Environmental Exposure - statistics & numerical data; Environmental pollutants toxicology; Exposure level; Female; females; Food Packaging - statistics & numerical data; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; Hazardous Substances - urine; Human urine; Humans; ionization; Male; males; Medical sciences; Phenols - urine; Plastics - chemistry; Polycarbonate bottle; Polycarboxylate Cement - chemistry; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; regression analysis; students; Students - statistics & numerical data; tap water; Toxicology; Triclosan - urine; urine; Water; Young Adult; Asia; China; Drinking water; Polycarbonate bottle; Exposure level; Endocrine disrupting compounds; Human urine; Consumption; Human; Urine; Biological fluid; Container content interaction; Drinking; Exposure; Endocrine disruptor; Student; Bisphenol A; Bottle; Chlorine Organic compounds; Phenols; Triclosan; Disinfecting agent; Polycarbonate; Child; Public health

4-Nonylphenol (4-NP), bisphenol-A (BPA) and triclosan (TCS) are three industrial chemicals used widely in daily products. This study investigated 4-NP, BPA and TCS levels in urine samples of 287 children and students aged from 3 to 24years old in Guangzhou, China. Total (free and conjugated) amounts...