The potential health risks of short-chain chlorinated paraffin: A mini-review from a toxicological perspective

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 872; p. 162187
• Main Authors: Mu, Ying-Wen, Cheng, Dong, Zhang, Cui-Li, Zhao, Xiu-Lan, Zeng, Tao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 10.05.2023
• Subjects: Animals; biomarkers; blood serum; chemical safety; China; environment; Estimated daily intake; Hair - chemistry; Health risk assessment; Humans; Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated - analysis; kidneys; liver; milk; Milk - chemistry; no observed adverse effect level; Paraffin - analysis; Persistent organic pollutant; placenta; Short-chain chlorinated paraffin; Tolerable daily intake; Toxicity; World Health Organization; China; Persistent organic pollutant; Tolerable daily intake; Health risk assessment; Toxicity; Estimated daily intake; Short-chain chlorinated paraffin

Short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) are ubiquitously distributed in various environmental matrics due to their wide production and consumption globally in the past and ongoing production and use in some developing countries. SCCPs have been detected in various human samples including serum, mi...