Phthalate Ester Plasticizers: A New Class of Marine Pollutant
Phthalate ester plasticizers have been detected in the open-ocean environment. Samples consisting of water, sediment, air, and biota from the Gulf of Mexico and of water and air from the North Atlantic were analyzed and found to contain two phthalate esters, di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and di...
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craaas:10.1126/science.413194 2024-09-15T18:22:57+00:00 Phthalate Ester Plasticizers: A New Class of Marine Pollutant Giam, C. S. Chan, H. S. Neff, G. S. Atlas, E. L. 1978 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.413194 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.413194 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science volume 199, issue 4327, page 419-421 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 journal-article 1978 craaas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.413194 2024-07-25T04:01:14Z Phthalate ester plasticizers have been detected in the open-ocean environment. Samples consisting of water, sediment, air, and biota from the Gulf of Mexico and of water and air from the North Atlantic were analyzed and found to contain two phthalate esters, di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and di- n -dibutyl phthalate (DBP); the concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) and DDT's ( p , p ′-DDT and p , p ′-DDE) were also determined. Like the ubiquitous PCB's and DDT's, the phthalate plasticizers were found in almost all samples analyzed; DEHP was present at higher concentrations than the PCB's or DDT's in water and sediment. The environmental impact of the concentrations found in these studies, coupled with the continued high production and wide use of these plasticizers, requires assessment. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Science 199 4327 419 421 |
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Phthalate ester plasticizers have been detected in the open-ocean environment. Samples consisting of water, sediment, air, and biota from the Gulf of Mexico and of water and air from the North Atlantic were analyzed and found to contain two phthalate esters, di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and di- n -dibutyl phthalate (DBP); the concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) and DDT's ( p , p ′-DDT and p , p ′-DDE) were also determined. Like the ubiquitous PCB's and DDT's, the phthalate plasticizers were found in almost all samples analyzed; DEHP was present at higher concentrations than the PCB's or DDT's in water and sediment. The environmental impact of the concentrations found in these studies, coupled with the continued high production and wide use of these plasticizers, requires assessment. |
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Giam, C. S. Chan, H. S. Neff, G. S. Atlas, E. L. |
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Giam, C. S. Chan, H. S. Neff, G. S. Atlas, E. L. Phthalate Ester Plasticizers: A New Class of Marine Pollutant |
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Giam, C. S. Chan, H. S. Neff, G. S. Atlas, E. L. |
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Phthalate Ester Plasticizers: A New Class of Marine Pollutant |
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Phthalate Ester Plasticizers: A New Class of Marine Pollutant |
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Phthalate Ester Plasticizers: A New Class of Marine Pollutant |
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Phthalate Ester Plasticizers: A New Class of Marine Pollutant |
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Phthalate Ester Plasticizers: A New Class of Marine Pollutant |
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phthalate ester plasticizers: a new class of marine pollutant |
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Science volume 199, issue 4327, page 419-421 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 |
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