A comprehensive assessment of human exposure to phthalates from environmental media and food in Tianjin, China

• Published in: Journal of hazardous materials Vol. 279; pp. 133 - 140
• Main Authors: Ji, Yaqin, Wang, Fumei, Zhang, Leibo, Shan, Chunyan, Bai, Zhipeng, Sun, Zengrong, Liu, Lingling, Shen, Boxiong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier B.V 30.08.2014; Elsevier
• Subjects: absorption; Adolescent; Adult; air; Air Pollutants - analysis; air pollution; Applied sciences; Atmospheric pollution; average daily intake; Biological and medical sciences; breathing; Child; Child, Preschool; China; Daily intake; drinking water; Drinking water and swimming-pool water. Desalination; Dust - analysis; Environmental Exposure - adverse effects; Environmental media; Environmental Pollutants - toxicity; Exact sciences and technology; Exposure; Female; fish; Food; Food Analysis; Food Contamination - analysis; Food engineering; Food industries; food intake; Foods; fruits; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; Human; Human exposure; Humans; Indoor; Indoor pollution and occupational exposure; Infant; Ingestion; Intakes; Male; meat; milk; Oryza sativa; particulates; Phthalates; Phthalic Acids - analysis; Phthalic Acids - toxicity; Pollution; Pollution sources; poultry; rice; soil; Soil Pollutants - analysis; vegetables; Water Supply - analysis; Water treatment and pollution; Young Adult; China; China, People's Rep; China, People's Rep., Tianjin; Environmental media; Phthalates; Human exposure; Food; Daily intake; Drinking water; Edible species; Water vapor; Inhalation; Coarse particle; Trophic chain; Dust; DBP; Health and environment; Food industry; Aerosols; Indoor pollution; Air pollution; Public health

•PAEs levels in various environmental media and food were studied.•PAEs daily intake was estimated via ingestion, inhalation and dermal absorption.•DBP and DEHP were the most frequently detected PAEs.•Contaminated air was another important exposure source except food and water. A total of 448 sample...