An overview of phthalate acid ester pollution in China over the last decade: Environmental occurrence and human exposure

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 645; pp. 1400 - 1409
• Main Authors: Gao, Dawen, Li, Zhe, Wang, He, Liang, Hong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 15.12.2018
• Subjects: air; bioaccumulation; China; Dibutyl Phthalate; Environmental Exposure - analysis; Environmental Exposure - statistics & numerical data; environmental impact; Environmental Monitoring; Environmental occurrence; Environmental Pollution - statistics & numerical data; Esters; Human exposure; Humans; industrialization; Phthalate acid esters (PAEs); phthalates; Phthalic Acids - analysis; pollution; population growth; risk; sediments; Sewage; sludge; soil; surface water; toxicity; transportation; China; Sewage; Phthalate acid esters (PAEs); Human exposure; Environmental occurrence

The toxicity and bioaccumulation potential of phthalate acid esters (PAEs) make their impact on the environment a matter of considerable concern. Due to China's recent economic development and population growth, it has become one of the largest manufacturers and consumers of PAEs, with an assoc...