Characteristics and Health Risks of Phthalate Ester Contamination in Soil and Plants in Coastal Areas of South China

• DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19159516
• Publication Date: 2022-08-04T00:52:01Z
• Authors: Huanhuan Xing; Xiaolong Yu; Jiahui Huang; Xiaodong Du; Mengting Wang; Jianteng Sun; Guining Lu; Xueqin Tao
• Keywords: China; Phthalic Acids; bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate; di-n-butyl phthalate; noncarcinogenic risk; carcinogenic risk; agriculture soil; leafy vegetables; Esters; 01 natural sciences; Article; Dibutyl Phthalate; 6. Clean water; 3. Good health; Soil; 13. Climate action; Diethylhexyl Phthalate; Vegetables; Humans; Soil Pollutants; 14. Life underwater; Child; 0105 earth and related environmental sciences

Phthalate esters (PAEs) are widely used as plasticizers in industrial and commercial products, classified endocrine-disrupting compounds. In this study, we investigated the contamination characteristics health risks of PAEs soil-plant system coastal areas South China. were detected soil plant samples at all 37 sampling sites. The total concentration 15 ranged from 0.445 to 4.437 mg/kg, mean was 1.582 ± 0.937 mg/kg. 2.176 30.276 8.712 5.840 Di(2-Ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) di-n-butyl (DnBP) major compounds samples. selected contaminants exhibited completely different spatial distributions within study area. Notably, higher concentrations found Guangdong Province average noncarcinogenic Σ6 acceptable levels via dietary nondietary routes. However, posed by DEHP DBP some sites relatively high. Furthermore, carcinogenic very low for BBP, but diet. results suggest that China, through human risk assessment, will induce adverse effects on health, especially children. This provides an important basis management agriculture, safety