Phthalate levels in Chinese residences: Seasonal and regional variations and the implication on human exposure
Indoor pollution of manmade semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs) such as phthalates are a growing threat to human health. Herein we summarize the dust-phase phthalate concentrations in Chinese residences reported from 2011 to 2021 and simulate corresponding airborne concentrations based on equilib...
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author | Li Yatai Hou Jing Wang Zukun Dai Xilei Sun Yuexia Liu Junjie Liu Yingjun |
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description | Indoor pollution of manmade semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs) such as phthalates are a growing threat to human health. Herein we summarize the dust-phase phthalate concentrations in Chinese residences reported from 2011 to 2021 and simulate corresponding airborne concentrations based on equilibrium models. The simulation considers seasonal and regional variations in indoor temperature and PM<sub>2.5</sub> concentration, in contrast to the common practice of using constant values. Results show that variations in these two environmental factors lead to up to ten- and six-fold variations in the monthly median gas- and particle-phase concentrations of phthalates, respectively, in residences in individual climate zones. For higher-vapor-pressure species di-n-butyl phthalate and di-isobutyl phthalate, the resultant seasonal and regional variations in aggregate non-diet intake can reach six- and three-fold, respectively. These results have important implications on exposure assessment of SVOCs and epidemiological evaluation of their health effects. |
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spelling | doaj.art-195c692161fa4e199c6049f59b2f57d52023-11-14T08:49:22ZengScience PressNational Science Open2097-11682023-09-01210.1360/nso/20230011eb33e642Phthalate levels in Chinese residences: Seasonal and regional variations and the implication on human exposureLi Yatai0Hou Jing1Wang Zukun2Dai Xilei3Sun Yuexia4Liu Junjie5Liu Yingjun6["Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China","College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China"]["Tianjin Key Lab of Indoor Air Environmental Quality Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China"]["Tianjin Key Lab of Indoor Air Environmental Quality Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China"]["College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117566, Singapore"]["Tianjin Key Lab of Indoor Air Environmental Quality Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China"]["Tianjin Key Lab of Indoor Air Environmental Quality Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China"]["Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China","Center for Environment and Health, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China"]Indoor pollution of manmade semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs) such as phthalates are a growing threat to human health. Herein we summarize the dust-phase phthalate concentrations in Chinese residences reported from 2011 to 2021 and simulate corresponding airborne concentrations based on equilibrium models. The simulation considers seasonal and regional variations in indoor temperature and PM<sub>2.5</sub> concentration, in contrast to the common practice of using constant values. Results show that variations in these two environmental factors lead to up to ten- and six-fold variations in the monthly median gas- and particle-phase concentrations of phthalates, respectively, in residences in individual climate zones. For higher-vapor-pressure species di-n-butyl phthalate and di-isobutyl phthalate, the resultant seasonal and regional variations in aggregate non-diet intake can reach six- and three-fold, respectively. These results have important implications on exposure assessment of SVOCs and epidemiological evaluation of their health effects.https://www.sciengine.com/doi/10.1360/nso/20230011SVOCsindoor airtemperaturedust |
spellingShingle | Li Yatai Hou Jing Wang Zukun Dai Xilei Sun Yuexia Liu Junjie Liu Yingjun Phthalate levels in Chinese residences: Seasonal and regional variations and the implication on human exposure National Science Open SVOCs indoor air temperature dust |
title | Phthalate levels in Chinese residences: Seasonal and regional variations and the implication on human exposure |
title_full | Phthalate levels in Chinese residences: Seasonal and regional variations and the implication on human exposure |
title_fullStr | Phthalate levels in Chinese residences: Seasonal and regional variations and the implication on human exposure |
title_full_unstemmed | Phthalate levels in Chinese residences: Seasonal and regional variations and the implication on human exposure |
title_short | Phthalate levels in Chinese residences: Seasonal and regional variations and the implication on human exposure |
title_sort | phthalate levels in chinese residences seasonal and regional variations and the implication on human exposure |
topic | SVOCs indoor air temperature dust |
url | https://www.sciengine.com/doi/10.1360/nso/20230011 |
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