期刊
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
卷 111, 期 -, 页码 124-130出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2017.11.019
关键词
Organophosphate flame retardants; Alternative flame retardants; Metabolites; Biomonitoring; Children; Exposure assessment
资金
- Australian Government
- University of Queensland Centennial Scholarship
- QUT VC Research Fellowship
- ARC
- Australian National Health and Medical Research Council [APP1106911]
- French National Research Agency [ANR-16-ACHN-0026]
- Australian Research Council (ARC) [FF120100546]
- Foundation for Children [2014-167]
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) [ANR-16-ACHN-0026] Funding Source: Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR)
There is growing concern around the use of organophosphate esters (OPEs) due to their suspected reproductive toxicity, carcinogenicity, and neurotoxicity. OPEs are used as flame retardants and plasticizers, and due to their extensive application in consumer products, are found globally in the indoor environment. Early life exposure to OPEs is an important risk factor for children's health, but poorly understood. To study age and sex trends of OPE exposures in infants and young children, we collected, pooled, and analysed urine samples from children aged 0-5 years from Queensland, Australia for 9 parent OPEs and 11 metabolites. Individual urine samples (n = 400) were stratified by age and sex, and combined into 20 pools. Three individual breast milk samples were also analysed to provide a preliminary estimate on the contribution of breast milk to the intake of OPEs. Bis(1-chloroisopropyl) phosphate (BCIPP), 1-hydroxy-2-propyl bis(1-chloro-2-propyl) phosphate (BCIPHIPP), bis(1,3-dichloroisopropyl) phosphate (BDCIPP), dibutyl phosphate (DBP), diphenyl phosphate (DPHP), bis(2-butoxyethyl) phosphate (BBOEP), bis(2-butoxyethyl) 3-hydroxyl-2-butoxyethyl phosphate (3OH-TBOEP), and bis(2-butoxyethyl) hydroxyethyl phosphate (BBOEHEP) were detected in all urine samples, followed by bis(methylphenyl) phosphate (80%), and bis(2-ethylhexyl) phosphate (BEHP, 20%), and bis(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (BCEP, 15%). Concentrations of tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP), BCEP, tris(2-ethylhexyl) phosphate (TEHP), and DBP decreased with age, while bis(methylphenyl) phosphate (BMPP) increased with age. Significantly higher concentrations of DPHP (p = 0.039), and significantly lower concentrations of TEHP (p = 0.006) were found in female samples compared to males. The estimated daily intakes (EDIs) via breast-feeding, were 4.6, 26 and 76 ng/kg/day for TCEP, TBP and TEHP, respectively, and were higher than that via air and dust, suggesting higher exposure through consumption of breast milk.
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