Children’s Residential Exposure to Organophosphate Ester Flame Retardants and Plasticizers: Investigating Exposure Pathways in the TESIE Study

摘要

BackgroundFollowing the phase-out of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), organophosphate esters (OPEs) have been increasingly used in consumer products and building materials for their flame retardant and plasticizing properties. As a result, human exposure to these chemicals is widespread as evidenced by common detection of their metabolites in urine. However, little is known about the major exposure pathways, or factors that influence children’s exposure to OPEs. Furthermore, little data is available on exposure to the novel aryl OPEs.