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A review of organophosphate esters in indoor dust, air, hand wipes and silicone wristbands: Implications for human exposure
- Source :
- Environment International, Vol 146, Iss, Pp 106261-(2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2021.
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Abstract
- The ubiquity of organophosphate esters (OPEs) in various environmental matrices inevitably pose human exposure risks. Numerous studies have investigated human exposure pathways to OPEs, including air inhalation, dust ingestion, dermal contact, and dietary and drinking water intake, and have indicated that indoor dust and indoor air routes are frequently the two main human exposure pathways. This article reviews the literature on OPE contamination in indoor air and dust from various microenvironments and on OPE particle size distributions and bioavailability in dust conducted over the past 10 years. Ways in which sampling strategies are related to the uncertainty of exposure assessment results and comparability among different studies in terms of sampling tools, sampling sites, and sample types are addressed. Also, the associations of OPEs in indoor dust/air with human biological samples were summarized. Studies on two emerging matrices, hand wipes and silicone wristbands, are demonstrated to be more comprehensive and accurate in reflecting personal human exposure to OPEs in microenvironments and are summarized. Given the direct application of some diester OPEs (di-OPEs) in numerous products, research on their existence in indoor dust and food and on their effects on human urine are also discussed. Finally, related research trends and avenues for future research are prospected.
- Subjects :
- China
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
Bioavailability
Indoor air
Silicones
Particle Size Distributions
010501 environmental sciences
01 natural sciences
complex mixtures
Humans
Water intake
lcsh:Environmental sciences
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
General Environmental Science
Exposure assessment
Flame Retardants
lcsh:GE1-350
Dust
Esters
Environmental Exposure
Di-OPEs
Organophosphates
Human exposure
Environmental chemistry
Air Pollution, Indoor
Sampling Strategies
Related research
Environmental science
Environmental Monitoring
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01604120
- Volume :
- 146
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Environment International
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....c893f5ad1d59947c505e208149c30686