Variability of urinary concentrations of phthalate metabolites during pregnancy in first morning voids and pooled samples

Background: Because phthalates are quickly metabolized and excreted in urine, and human exposures tend to be episodic, phthalate metabolite concentrations measured in a maternal spot urine sample are only indicative of recent exposure. Objective: To examine temporal variability of pregnant women...

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Main Authors: Hyeong-Moo Shin, Deborah H. Bennett, Jacqueline Barkoski, Xiaoyun Ye, Antonia M. Calafat, Daniel Tancredi, Irva Hertz-Picciotto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412018316210