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Progress in Risk Assessment of Human Phthalate Ester Exposure

BAO Jia-qin1, WANG Min2,*, GAO Xi3, CHEN Bo3, ZHANG Nan1, DING Zhuo-ping1,*   

  1. 1. College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; 2. Shanghai Entry-Exit
    Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Shanghai 200135, China; 3. Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education,
    School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
  • Published:2014-12-15

Abstract:

Phthalate esters (PAEs) are endocrine disrupting chemicals having reproductive toxicity. In this paper, the
exposure sources of PAEs and the human exposure levels are reviewed. Approaches to assess human PAE exposure and risk
assessment modes in recent years are described. Cumulative risk assessment based on bio-monitoring can completely reflect
the cumulative adverse effect of several PAEs on human health, which will become a hot topic in the future.

Key words: phthalate esters, endocrine disrupting chemicals, biomonitoring, risk assessment, cumulative exposure, harzard index (HI)

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