Exposure to Phthalates in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Infants: Urinary Concentrations of Monoesters and Oxidative Metabolites | Zendy

Jennifer Weuve | Zendy; Brisa N. Sánchez | Zendy; Antonia M. Calafat | Zendy; Ted Schettler | Zendy; Ronald A. Green | Zendy; Howard Hu | Zendy; Russ Hauser | Zendy

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Exposure to Phthalates in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Infants: Urinary Concentrations of Monoesters and Oxidative Metabolites

Author(s) -

Jennifer Weuve,

Brisa N. Sánchez,

Antonia M. Calafat,

Ted Schettler,

Ronald A. Green,

Howard Hu,

Russ Hauser

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp.8926

Subject(s) - phthalate , metabolite , urinary system , physiology , urine , phthalic acid , chemistry , benzhydryl compounds , toxicology , medicine , biology , biochemistry , organic chemistry , bisphenol a , epoxy

We previously demonstrated that among 54 infants in neonatal intensive care units, exposure to polyvinyl chloride plastic medical devices containing the plasticizer di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is associated with urinary concentrations of mono(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP) , a DEHP metabolite. In this follow-up report, we studied the neonates' exposure to DEHP-containing devices in relation to urinary concentrations of two other DEHP metabolites, and to urinary concentrations of metabolites of dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and benzylbutyl phthalate (BzBP) , phthalates found in construction materials and personal care products.

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