Daily intake of phthalates, MEHP, and DINCH by ingestion and inhalation

Sammanfattning

Phthalate esters, suspected endocrine disrupting chemicals, are used in a wide range of applications. Because phthalate esters are not covalently bound, they can easily leach into the indoor environment and associate to dust particles. Thus, exposure may occur through inhalation, ingestion, or contact with the skin. However, it is unclear to what degree indoor dust contributes to the daily intake of phthalate esters.This study investigates household dust as an exposure pathway for seven phthalate esters, the monoester MEHP, and the plasticizer DINCH. Household dust collected from children's sleeping rooms and from living rooms were analysed using gas and liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. To compare two exposure pathways, different dust particle sizes were generated: a respirable fraction (

Nyckelord

Phthalate esters; Phthalate monoesters; Household dust; Pollution particles; Indoor pollution; Indoor environment

Publicerad i

Chemosphere
2018, volym: 208, sidor: 40-49
Utgivare: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

SLU författare

• Weiss, Jana

  • Institutionen för vatten och miljö, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    
  • Stockholms Universitet

Globala målen (SDG)

SDG3 God hälsa och välbefinnande

UKÄ forskningsämne

Arbetsmedicin och miljömedicin

Publikationens identifierare

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.05.094

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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/96596