Phthalate esters in the environment: a critical review of their occurrence, biodegradation, and removal during wastewater treatment processes

DW Gao, ZD Wen - Science of the total Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
Phthalate esters are one of the most frequently detected persistent organic pollutants in the
environment. A better understanding of their occurrence and degradation in the environment …

Leaching of the plasticizer di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) from plastic containers and the question of human exposure

HC Erythropel, M Maric, JA Nicell, RL Leask… - Applied microbiology …, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is a widely used plasticizer to render poly (vinyl
chloride)(PVC) soft and malleable. Plasticized PVC is used in hospital equipment, food …

Emerging contaminants in Indian environmental matrices–a review

JM Philip, UK Aravind, CT Aravindakumar - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
The emergence of issues related to environment from ECs is a topic under serious
discussions worldwide in recent years. Indian scenario is not an exception as it is …

Soil contamination by phthalate esters in Chinese intensive vegetable production systems with different modes of use of plastic film

J Wang, Y Luo, Y Teng, W Ma, P Christie, Z Li - Environmental Pollution, 2013 - Elsevier
The concentrations of six priority phthalic acid esters (PAEs) in intensively managed
suburban vegetable soils in Nan**g, east China, were analyzed using gas chromatography …

Occurrence, spatial distribution, historical trend and ecological risk of phthalate esters in the Jiulong River, Southeast China

R Li, J Liang, Z Gong, N Zhang, H Duan - Science of the Total Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
The occurrence and spatial distribution of phthalate esters (PAEs) in the Jiulong River of
southeast China were investigated in water and sediment samples collected from 35 …

Phthalate esters in water and sediments of the Kaveri River, India: environmental levels and ecotoxicological evaluations

KK Selvaraj, G Sundaramoorthy… - … geochemistry and health, 2015 - Springer
Phthalate esters are well known for their environmental contamination and toxicological
effects as “endocrine disruptors.” In this study, environmental levels of phthalate esters and …

Exposure and ecological risk of phthalate esters in the Taihu Lake basin, China

X Gao, J Li, X Wang, J Zhou, B Fan, W Li… - … and Environmental Safety, 2019 - Elsevier
The environmental spatial distribution and exposure risk of 6 phthalate esters (PAEs)
including dimethyl phthalate (DMP), diethyl phthalate (DEP), butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP), di …

[HTML][HTML] Phthalate pollution and remediation strategies: a review

S Ghosh, M Sahu - Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 2022 - Elsevier
Phthalate esters (PAEs) are normally used as plasticizers and has potential to leach out from
various polymeric materials. Their presence in different environmental matrices has become …

Occurrence and seasonal disparity of emerging endocrine disrupting chemicals in a drinking water supply system and associated health risk

M Kumawat, P Sharma, N Pal, MM James, V Verma… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Contamination of drinking water with endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) raises
concerns over the security and long-term sustainability of clean water supplies as well as …

Distribution and risk assessment of phthalates in water and sediment of the Pearl River Delta

Z Weizhen, Z **aowei, G Peng, W Ning, L Zini… - … Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
Phthalate esters (PAEs) are widely used industrial raw materials that are well known for their
environmental contamination and toxicological effects as “endocrine disruptors.” In this …