Because of their large and widespread application, phthalates or phthalic acid esters (PAEs)
are ubiquitous in all the environmental compartements. They have been widely detected …

Phthalates are ubiquitous environmental contaminants which are used in industry as
plasticizers and additives in cosmetics. They are classified as Endocrine Disrupting …

Plastics have transformed everyday life; usage is increasing and annual production is likely
to exceed 300 million tonnes by 2010. In this concluding paper to the Theme Issue on …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review exposure assessment issues that need to be
addressed in designing and interpreting epidemiology studies of phthalates, a class of …

Some phthalates are developmental and reproductive toxicants in animals. Exposure to
phthalates is considered to be potentially harmful to human health as well. Based on a …

Phthalates are multifunctional chemicals that are used in a variety of consumer products
including cosmetic and personal care products. This study aims at determining phthalate …

Over recent years, many environmental pollutant chemicals have been shown to possess
the ability to interfere in the functioning of the endocrine system and have been termed …

Adverse birth outcomes such as preterm birth, low-birth weight, and infant mortality continue
to disproportionately affect black and poor infants in the United States. Improvements in …

Importance Preterm birth is a leading cause of neonatal mortality, with a variety of
contributing causes and risk factors. Environmental exposures represent a group of …

In the last decades, the availability of sophisticated analytical chemistry techniques has
facilitated measuring trace levels of multiple environmental chemicals in human biological …