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- Title
Use of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate-containing medical products and urinary levels of mono(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate in neonatal intensive care unit infants.
- Authors
Green, Ronald; Hauser, Russ; Calafat, Antonia M; Weuve, Jennifer; Schettler, Ted; Ringer, Steven; Huttner, Kenneth; Hu, Howard
- Abstract
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is a plasticizer used in medical products made with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic and may be toxic to humans. DEHP is lipophilic and binds noncovalently to PVC, allowing it to leach from these products. Medical devices containing DEHP are used extensively in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Among neonates in NICUs, we studied exposure to DEHP-containing medical devices in relation to urinary levels of mono(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP), a metabolite of DEHP.
- Publication
Environmental health perspectives, 2005, Vol 113, Issue 9, p1222
- ISSN
0091-6765
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1289/ehp.7932