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SUBMITTER: Chang JW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5361203 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chang Jung-Wei JW Lee Ching-Chang CC Pan Wen-Harn WH Chou Wei-Chun WC Huang Han-Bin HB Chiang Hung-Che HC Huang Po-Chin PC
Scientific reports 20170322
A food scandal occurred in Taiwan in 2011 because the DEHP (di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate) had been intentionally used in food products. We assessed the daily intakes (DIs) and cumulative risk of phthalates in Taiwan's general population after the scandal. The DIs of 6 phthalates, including di-n-butyl phthalate (DnBP), di-iso-butyl phthalate (DiBP), and DEHP, were evaluated using urinary phthalate metabolites. Hazard quotients of phthalates classified as affecting the reproductive (HQ<sub>rep</sub>) ...[more]