| Title: | Sanitary pads and diapers contain higher phthalate contents than those in common commercial plastic products |
| Author(s): | Park CJ; Barakat R; Ulanov A; Li Z; Lin PC; Chiu K; Zhou S; Perez P; Lee J; Flaws J; Ko CJ; |
| Address: | "Department of Comparative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61802, USA. Department of Comparative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61802, USA; Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, Benha, 13518, Egypt. Metabolomics Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61802, USA. TV Chosun Broadcasting, 33, Sejong-daero 21-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul, 04519, Republic of Korea. Department of Comparative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61802, USA. Electronic address: jayko@illinois.edu" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.reprotox.2019.01.005 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1873-1708 (Electronic) 0890-6238 (Print) 0890-6238 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Sanitary pads and diapers are made of synthetic plastic materials that can potentially be released while being used. This study measured the amounts of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) (methylene chloride, toluene, and xylene) and phthalates (DBP, DEHP, DEP, and BBP) contained in sanitary pads and diapers. In sanitary pads, 5,900- and 130-fold differences of VOC and phthalate concentrations were seen among the brands. In the diapers, 3- and 63-fold differences of VOC and phthalate concentrations were detected among the brands. VOC concentrations from the sanitary pads and diapers were similar to that of the residential air. However, phthalate concentrations of sanitary pads and diapers were significantly higher than those found in common commercial plastic products. As sanitary pads and diapers are in direct contact with external genitalia for an extended period, there is a probability that a considerable amount of VOCs or phthalates could be absorbed into the reproductive system" |
| Keywords: | *Absorbent Pads Consumer Product Safety Environmental Monitoring Methylene Chloride/analysis Phthalic Acids/*analysis Plastics Toluene/analysis Volatile Organic Compounds/analysis Xylenes/analysis Diapers Phthalates Sanitary pads VOCs; |
| Notes: | "MedlinePark, Chan Jin Barakat, Radwa Ulanov, Alexander Li, Zhong Lin, Po-Ching Chiu, Karen Zhou, Sherry Perez, Pablo Lee, Jungyeon Flaws, Jodi Ko, CheMyong Jay eng P01 ES022848/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/ T32 ES007326/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/ P01-ES022848/NH/NIH HHS/ Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2019/01/20 Reprod Toxicol. 2019 Mar; 84:114-121. doi: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2019.01.005. Epub 2019 Jan 16" |
