Chemical recycling technologies for PVC waste and PVC-containing plastic waste: A review

L Lu, W Li, Y Cheng, M Liu - Waste Management, 2023 - Elsevier
The extensive production and consumption of plastics has resulted in significant plastic
waste and plastic pollution. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) waste has a high chlorine content and …

[HTML][HTML] Human health impacts of exposure to phthalate plasticizers: An overview of reviews

J Eales, A Bethel, T Galloway, P Hopkinson… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this review of reviews, we overview the current global body of available evidence from
structured reviews of epidemiological studies that explore human health outcomes …

[HTML][HTML] Legacy additives in a circular economy of plastics: Current dilemma, policy analysis, and emerging countermeasures

S Wagner, M Schlummer - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2020 - Elsevier
Plastics are widely used because of their diverse mechanical and physicochemical
properties, however, many plastic products can only achieve their specific characteristics if …

Update of the risk assessment of di‐butylphthalate (DBP), butyl‐benzyl‐phthalate (BBP), bis (2‐ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), di‐isononylphthalate (DINP) and di …

EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes … - EFSA …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP
Panel) was asked by the European Commission to update its 2005 risk assessments of di …

Environmental impacts of covid-19 pandemic: Release of microplastics, organic contaminants and trace metals from face masks under ambient environmental …

GA Idowu, AO Olalemi, AF Aiyesanmi - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The covid-19 pandemic era was characterized by heavy usage and disposal of medical face
masks, now estimated at over 1.24 trillion. Few studies had attempted to demonstrate the …

Insights into the prevalence and impacts of phthalate esters in aquatic ecosystems

ND Baloyi, M Tekere, KW Maphangwa… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Phthalate esters (PEs) are by far the most produced and extensively used synthetic organic
chemicals with notable applications in many industrial products such as vinyl upholstery …

Phthalates and organophosphates in settled dust and HVAC filter dust of US low-income homes: association with season, building characteristics, and childhood …

C Bi, JP Maestre, H Li, G Zhang, R Givehchi… - Environment …, 2018 - Elsevier
Phthalates and organophosphates are ubiquitous indoor semi-volatile organic contaminants
(SVOCs) that have been widely used as plasticizers and flame retardants in consumer …

Lycopene prevents DEHP-induced Leydig cell damage with the Nrf2 antioxidant signaling pathway in mice

Y Zhao, MZ Li, Y Shen, J Lin, HR Wang… - Journal of agricultural …, 2019 - ACS Publications
As a plasticizer, di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is the most usually used phthalate.
Leydig cell is a male-specific cell, which plays a principal role in spermatogenesis and …

Lycopene prevents DEHP-induced testicular endoplasmic reticulum stress via regulating nuclear xenobiotic receptors and unfolded protein response in mice

Y Zhao, LG Cui, M Talukder, JG Cui, H Zhang, JL Li - Food & Function, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Lycopene (LYC) is a potent antioxidant synthesized by red vegetables or plants. Di-2-
ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) is frequently detected in diverse agricultural environments and …

A prospective study of environmental exposures and early biomarkers in autism spectrum disorder: design, protocols, and preliminary data from the MARBLES study

I Hertz-Picciotto, RJ Schmidt, CK Walker… - Environmental …, 2018 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Until recently, environmental factors in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were
largely ignored. Over the last decade, altered risks from lifestyle, medical, chemical, and …