Phthalates - GreenFacts
There is public concern about phthalates because of their widespread use and occurrence in the environment. What is known about possible effects on environment and health? Possible effects of five of the most widely used phthalates ( DEHP , DBP , DINP , DIDP , and BBP ) have been reviewed by the European Chemicals Bureau ( ECB ).
Diverging trends of plasticizers (phthalates and non-phthalates)
Diisononyl phthalate (DINP) replaced DEHP as the dominant plasticizer in both compartments. A significant tenfold increase ( p < 0.05) was observed in SPM samples for Di (2-propylheptyl) phthalate (DPHP) (1–13%), compared to low levels in house dust (2014/17, 1%).
Alternative Plasticizers As Emerging Global Environmental and Health
(14)These findings resulted in global regulation measures and control of typical phthalate plasticizers (57)and the introduction and mass production of alternative plasticizers (APs), including but not limited to adipates, benzoates, phosphate esters, citrates, sebacates, terephthalates, trimellitates, cyclohexane dicarboxylic acids, and
3 Identified alternatives to DEHP, DBP and BBP – Environmental Project
Three potential replacements for DINP were identified: ATBC, DINCH and DEHT. These could be blended in a variety of combinations to achieve softened PVC that performed to the required standards of safety and reliability.
Distribution of phthalate esters in air, water, sediments, and fish
The most abundant PEs typically found in the Asan Lake environment are DEHP and DBP, and this is consistent with the results in the aquatic environment reported outside the country. The concentrations of PEs in water and sediment tended to decline from upstream (Jinwi and Anseong streams) to downstream (Asan Lake), implying that industrial complex located in the upstream might be the major source.
- Are dioctyl phthalate (DOP) and phtalate regulated?
- Moreover, dioctyl phthalate (DOP), diisononyl phtalate (DINP), and diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP) have been included in REACH, Annex XVII , and are subject to specific restrictions on the manufacture, placing on the market, and use. Phthalate regulations help to reduce environmental as well as human exposure to these substances.
- Does DEHP contamination affect benthic ecosystems?
- Our findings imply that DEHP contamination is much riskier to benthic ecosystems in aquatic environments compared with other LMM phthalates, such as DnBP. The SQGs in our study were proposed because of adverse health effects on benthic organisms dwelling in coastal waters.
- Is DEHP exposure increasing or decreasing in China?
- The results in Chinese population suggested notably an increasing exposure to DEHP, DnBP and DMP, and decreasing exposure to DEP and DiBP in China in the last decade. The increases in the urinary concentrations of DEHP metabolites in Chinese population contrasted with decreasing trends in North American and European countries.
