OBJECTIVES This study assessed the health risks for children exposed to phthalate through several pathways including house dust, surface wipes and hand wipes in child facilities and indoor playgrounds. METHODS The indoor samples were collected from various children's facilities (40 playrooms, 42 daycare centers, 44 kindergartens, and 42 indoor-playgrounds) in both summer (Jul-Sep, 2007) and w...

A comprehensive environmental fate and effects testing program, sponsored by the Chemical Manufacturers Association (CMA) Phthalate Esters Program Panel, has been completed. Based on the results, a preliminary safety assessment has shown that all of the 14 commercially important phthalates tested have sufficiently high safety factors to demonstrate low potential for adverse environmental effect...

This article presents a novel application of the surfactant-coated carbon nanotubes for the joint extraction of phthalates, xylene isomers and styrene from virgin olive oils. For this purpose, two carbon nanotubes, multi-walled and single-walled carbon nanotubes, were evaluated, the former providing the better results. The target migrants were liquid-liquid extracted from the virgin olive oil s...

People are constantly exposed to phthalates, due their common use in the production of plastics, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and skin care products. The ability phthalates disrupt endocrine signaling, leading developmental, reproductive metabolic defects, has been studied, yet how interfere with these biological functions is still unclear. To uncover DBP interacting molecular pathways, we raised...

Commercial composting of the mechanically separated organic fraction municipal solid waste (MS-OFMSW) is employed to stabilize waste. Its feasibility linked process efficacy and compost stability. Threshold values for stability are imposed by regulatory frameworks. Limited reuse options exist this material often due presence pollutants. The optimisation required reach in a viable timeframe. We ...

After briefly discussing human exposure to phthalates--diesters of 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid (phthalic acid)--this article first presents recent findings from the Study for Future Families, a multi-center pregnancy study in which the human analogue of the phthalate syndrome was first identified. This is one of an increasing number of studies that have investigated human endpoints in relation...

BACKGROUND Pregnant women are exposed to a mixture of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). Gestational EDC exposures may be associated with changes in fetal growth that elevates the risk for poor health later in life, but few studies have examined the health effects of simultaneous exposure to multiple chemicals. This study aimed to examine the association of gestational exposure to five chem...

A food scandal occurred in Taiwan in 2011 because the DEHP (di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate) had been intentionally used in food products. We assessed the daily intakes (DIs) and cumulative risk of phthalates in Taiwan's general population after the scandal. The DIs of 6 phthalates, including di-n-butyl phthalate (DnBP), di-iso-butyl phthalate (DiBP), and DEHP, were evaluated using urinary phthalate ...

Arum palaestinum Boiss, a wild edible plant in Palestine, is one of about 26 species of the arum genus which are flowering plants belonging to Araceae. The plant is widely used in Traditional Arabic Palestinian Herbal Medicine (TAPHM) in the treatment of several human diseases mainly cancer. This investigation reports the separation and identification of phthalate compounds such as dipropyl pht...

Phthalate exposure was reported to be associated with diabetes mellitus (DM) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Yet, reported associations and the potential sex differences are inconsistent. We conducted a cross-sectional study involving 2330 participants in the Fall of 2012. Urinary metabolites of 10 phthalates were measured. The status of having DM and CVD-related outcomes were self-reported. ...