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- Plastic pollution is a significant environmental concern, as it breaks down into microplastics and releases harmful chemicals like phthalates and bisphenols, which can disrupt endocrine functions.
- A study examined the levels of these chemicals in the blood of Sicilian women aged 20-60, using chemometric analysis to interpret the data.
- Results showed that younger women had higher concentrations of plasticizers in their blood compared to older women, likely due to their increased exposure to plastic products in daily life.
Article Abstract
The plastic accumulation and its degradation into microplastics is an environmental issue not only for their ubiquity, but also for the release of intrinsic chemicals, such as phthalates (PAEs), non-phthalate plasticizers (NPPs), and bisphenols (BPs), which may reach body organs and tissues, and act as endocrine disruptors. Monitoring plastic additives in biological matrices, such as blood, may help in deriving relationships between human exposure and health outcomes. In this work, the profile of PAEs, NPPs and BPs was determined in Sicilian women's blood with different ages (20-60 years) and interpreted by chemometrics. PAEs (DiBP and DEPH), NPPs (DEHT and DEHA), BPA and BPS were at higher frequencies and greater levels in women's blood and varied in relation to age. According to statistical analysis, younger females' blood had higher contents of plasticizers than older women, probably due to a more frequent use of higher quantities of plastic products in daily life.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.etap.2023.104166 | DOI Listing |
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