Human exposure to phthalate esters associated with e-waste dismantling: Exposure levels, sources, and risk assessment

Phthalate esters (PAEs) can be released into the environment during the dismantling of electronic waste (e-waste), but urinary levels of PAE metabolites (mPAEs) in humans living in e-waste sites have not been documented. In this study, 11 mPAEs were determined in urine samples collected from partici...

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Main Authors: Bo Zhang, Tao Zhang, Yishuang Duan, Zhen Zhao, Xiongfei Huang, Xueyuan Bai, Lei Xie, Yuan He, Jiping Ouyang, Yanduo Yang, Yili Wu, Hongwen Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412018322244