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BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY
Volume 109, Issue 3, Pages 548-555Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-022-03553-z
Keywords
Phthalic acid esters (PAEs); Protected agriculture; Soil; Health risk assessment
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [U2106212, 42177024, 42177069, 41807125, U1906225]
- Key Research and Development Program of Shandong Province [2019GSF109026]
- National Key Research and Development Project of China [2018YFC1800605]
- Special Funds of Taishan Scholar of Shandong Province, China
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This study investigated the occurrence of phthalic acid esters (PAEs) in protected agriculture soils and assessed their potential health risks to humans. The results showed that DEHP and DBP were the most abundant PAEs found in the soils, while DMP and DEP were not detected. Health risk assessment revealed that children have higher health risks compared to adults.
This study explored occurrence of phthalic acid esters (PAEs) in protected agriculture soils and assessed their potential health risks to humans. Results showed that DEHP and DBP were the most abundant PAEs congeners, with mean concentrations of 318.68 mu g/kg and 137.56 mu g/kg, respectively. DOP and BBP concentrations were relatively low, and DMP and DEP were not detected in all samples. DBP concentrations were higher than the allowable concentration standard value. Additionally, soil pH and organic matter were key environmental parameters which may play the vital roles to the occurrence of organic pollutants. Heath risk assessment results indicated that dermal contact was the predominant human exposure route under non-dietary conditions, and children obtained higher health risk scores than adults. In summary, the overall health risk scores were at an acceptable level. These results provide insights for assessing soil environmental safety and ecological risks in protected agricultural soil.
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