A critical evaluation of the environmental risk assessment for plasticizers in the freshwater environment in Europe, with special emphasis on bisphenol A and endocrine disruption

Bisphenol A (BPA) and the phthalates di-butyl phthalate (DBP), di-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP), di-isodecyl phthalate (DIDP) and di-isononyl phthalate (DINP) are high production volume plasticizers and are regularly detected in aquatic ecosystems due to their continuous release into the environment....

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Published in:Environmental research 2008-10, Vol.108 (2), p.140-149
Main Authors: Oehlmann, Jörg, Oetken, Matthias, Schulte-Oehlmann, Ulrike
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Benzhydryl Compounds
Ecosystem
Endocrine Disruptors - chemistry
Endocrine Disruptors - toxicity
Environmental Monitoring - methods
Europe
Fishes - growth & development
Fresh Water - analysis
Freshwater
Geologic Sediments - chemistry
Geologic Sediments - microbiology
Low dose effects
Mollusca - drug effects
Mollusks
Phenols - chemistry
Phenols - toxicity
Plasticizers - chemistry
Plasticizers - toxicity
Reproductive toxicity
Risk Assessment
Temperature
Water Pollutants, Chemical - chemistry
Water Pollutants, Chemical - toxicity
Xeno-estrogen
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Summary:Bisphenol A (BPA) and the phthalates di-butyl phthalate (DBP), di-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP), di-isodecyl phthalate (DIDP) and di-isononyl phthalate (DINP) are high production volume plasticizers and are regularly detected in aquatic ecosystems due to their continuous release into the environment. These compounds are listed as priority substances in the European Union and therefore subject to an environmental risk assessment (ERA). Final ERA reports are available for DBP, DIDP and DINP, while the process is still ongoing for BPA and DEHP. The current approach critically reviews the exposure and especially the effect analyses in the reports or drafts, considering also potential endocrine effects of the plasticizers.
ISSN:0013-9351
1096-0953
DOI:10.1016/j.envres.2008.07.016