Emerging evidence supports a link between environmental factors—including air pollution
and chemical exposures, climate, and the built environment—and severe acute respiratory …

Bisphenol A (BPA) is an industrial component commonly used in synthesis of polycarbonate
plastics, epoxy resin and other polymer materials. Due to its mass productions and …

Phthalates (diesters of phthalic acid) are widely used as plasticizers and additives in many
consumer products. Laboratory animal studies have reported the endocrine-disrupting and …

Male infertility is an attracting growing concern owing to decline in sperm quality of men
worldwide. Phthalates, in particular to di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) or its main …

In 2015, EFSA established a temporary tolerable daily intake (t‐TDI) for BPA of 4 μg/kg body
weight (bw) per day. In 2016, the European Commission mandated EFSA to re‐evaluate the …

Disregarding the rising alarm on the hazardous nature of various phthalates and their
metabolites, ruthless usage of phthalates as plasticizer in plastics and as additives in …

In recent years, many new studies have evaluated associations between environmental
pollutants and child health. This review aims to provide a broad summary of this literature …

While phthalate esters are commonly used as plasticizers to improve the flexibility and
workability of polymeric materials, their presence and detection in various environments has …

Background: Prenatal exposures to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) during critical
developmental windows have been implicated in the etiologies of a wide array of adverse …

Considering the ubiquitous occurrences and ecotoxicity of phthalates (PAEs), it is essential
to understand their sources, distribution, and associated ecological risks of PAEs in …