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Human exposure to phthalates was assessed through digestive and respiratory intakes. Six phthalates (DMP, DEP, DnBP, BBP, DEHP, DnOP) were investigated in drinking water, in current foodstuff and in ambient air. Digestive intake was prevailing (92 %) with a major contribution of food (95.5 %). Phthalate intake from water was mainly due to bottled water (60 %) in spite of the minor volume absorbed daily. From the respiratory tract, it was dominated by DEP: 30.3 ng kg−1 bw day−1 and the part played by indoor air prevailed. Total intake were as ng kg−1 bw day−1, for DEHP: 1458, DnBP: 191.8, BBP: 164.3, DEP: 107.7, DMP: 79.1.
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This study was financially supported by the Agence de l’Eau Seine-Normandie (AESN). The authors wish to thank Mesdames A. Desportes and C. Bourges for their technical assistance. Last, we are grateful to Monsieur Le Cacheux and the staff from the restaurant of the University P&M Curie for providing the food samples.
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Martine, B., Marie-Jeanne, T., Cendrine, D. et al. Assessment of Adult Human Exposure to Phthalate Esters in the Urban Centre of Paris (France). Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 90, 91–96 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-012-0859-5
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