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Removal of selected phthalates from aqueous solution by mesoporous-ordered carbon adsorbent
Adsorption Science & Technology, 2017 In the present work adsorption of selected phthalates from the water samples on mesoporous carbon material was investigated. Carbon material was obtained by soft-templating method in the presence of citric acid.
Katarzyna Jedynak +2 more
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Phthalates in the diet of Mexican children of school age. Risk analysis
Toxicology Reports, 2020 Phthalates are widely used as plasticizers, additives, or solvents. Its extensive use has generated environmental and food contamination, which implies continuous population exposure.
María Magdalena García-Fabila +4 more
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Phthalate exposure and childhood obesity [PDF]
Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2014 Phthalates are commonly used as plasticizers and vehicles for cosmetic ingredients. Phthalate metabolites have documented biochemical activity including activating peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor and antiandrogenic effects, which may ...
Shin Hye Kim, Mi Jung Park
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Mind the gap: Can we explain declining male reproductive health with known antiandrogens? [PDF]
, 2014 This article has been made available through the Brunel Open Access Publishing Fund.Several countries have experienced rises in cryptorchidisms, hypospadias and testicular germ cell cancer. The reasons for these trends are largely unknown, but Skakkebaek
Andreas Kortenkamp +49 more
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Phthalates exposure is associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease among US adults
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2021 Purpose: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become the most common liver disease in the western countries. We aimed to ascertain the relationship of urinary phthalates concentrations with presence of NAFLD among US adults.
Shaofang Cai +4 more
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Phthalates and risk of endometriosis [PDF]
Environmental Research, 2013 Phthalates are ubiquitous environmental chemicals with endocrine disruptive properties. The impact of these chemicals on endocrine-related disease in reproductive-age women is not well understood.To investigate the relationship between urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations and the risk of a hormonally-driven disease, endometriosis, in ...
Kristen, Upson +6 more
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Natural products modulate phthalate-associated miRNAs and targets
Ecotoxicology and Environmental SafetyPhthalates are widespread and commonly used plasticizers that lead to adverse health effects. Several natural products provide a protective effect against phthalates.
Ya-Ting Chuang +7 more
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Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2016 Objective: To explore whether lower concentrations of phthalates interfere with the effects of 17β-estradiol on the growth of MCF-7 breast cancer cells. Materials and Methods: MCF-7 cells were treated with 17β-estradiol (E2), phthalates, including butyl ...
Fang-Ping Chen +2 more
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Environment International, 2021 Phthalates, which are commonly used in flexible plastics and consumer products, have been reported to be toxic to reproductive and developmental function in mammals.
Wei-Hsiang Chang +5 more
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Environment International, 2021 Phthalates are diesters of phthalic acid and have been widely used as plasticizers in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastics. Phthalates are also used as excipients in pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PCPs).
A. Gkrillas +5 more
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