Occurrence, fate, behavior and ecotoxicological state of phthalates in different environmental matrices.

By S. Net, R. Sempéré, A. Delmont, Andrea Paluselli, B. Ouddane. Environmental Science and Technology, 2015

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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 throughout the worldwide environment. Indoor air where people spend 65-90% of their time is also highly contaminated by various PAEs released from plastics, consumer products as well as ambient suspended particulate matter. Because of their widespread application, PAEs are the most common chemicals that humans are in contact with daily. Based on various exposure mechanisms, including the ingestion of food, drinking water, dust/soil, air inhalation and dermal exposure the daily intake of PAEs may reach values as high as 70 μg/kg/day. PAEs are involved in endocrine disrupting effects, namely, upon reproductive physiology in different species of fish and mammals. They also present a variety of additional toxic effects for many other species including terrestrial and aquatic fauna and flora. Therefore, their presence in the environment has attracted considerable attention due to their potential impacts on ecosystem functioning and on public health. This paper is a synthesis of the extensive literature data on behavior, transport, fate and ecotoxicological state of PAEs in environmental matrices: air, water, sediment, sludge, wastewater, soil, and biota. First, the origins and physicochemical properties of PAEs that control the behavior, transport and fate in the environment are reviewed. Second, the compilation of data on transport and fate, adverse environmental and human health effects, legislation, restrictions, and ecotoxicological state of the environment based on PAEs is presented.

Subfields: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution

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Occurrence and effects of plastic additives on marine environments and organisms: A review. (2017, methodology): “…recovered from the environment (Berg e et al., 2012; David et al., 2009; de Boer et al., 1998; de los Ríos et al., 2012; Mackintosh et al., 2004; Net et al., 2015; Xie et al., 2005, 2007) and represent a hazard to the environment and organisms (Lithner et al., 2011; Meeker et al., 2009;…”
Microplastics in fisheries and aquaculture (2017, background): “Indeed, phthalates are not chemically bound to plastics, so they leach from consumer products into the environment during manufacturing, use and disposal (Talsness et al., 2009; Net et al., 2015).”
A Review of Biomonitoring of Phthalate Exposures (2019, background): “7 million metric tons in 2006 [6,7] and ~8 million metric tons in 2015 [8].”