| Document ID (ISN) | 107884 |
| CIS number |
08-381 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0007-9952 - Cahiers de notes documentaires - Hygiène et sécurité du travail |
| Year |
2007 |
| Convention or series no. |
INRS ND 2266-206-07
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| Author(s) |
Protois J.C., Blachère V., Morèle Y. |
| Title |
Evaluation of occupational exposure to di-2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) |
| Original title |
Evaluation de l'exposition professionnelle au phtalate de di-(éthyl-2 hexyle) (DEHP) [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Mar. 2007, No.206, p.51-58. 13 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://www.hst.fr/inrs-pub/inrs01.nsf/IntranetObject-accesParReference/ND%202266/$File/ND2266.pdf [in French]
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| Abstract |
Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is mainly used as a plasticizer in the polyvinyl chloride industry. This article reviews the findings of various studies on the exposure to DEHP, together with the results of the analysis of personal and environmental air samples collected during visits to twelve French plastics processing enterprises. In general, exposures to DEHP were found to be low. Because certain forms of processing generate DEHP-rich dusts or fumes, it is advisable to equip these installations with local exhaust ventilation or more simply to accelerate the switch less-toxic phthalates or other classes of plasticizers which is already well underway in areas such as textile fabric coating. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
bis(ethylhexyl) phthalate; plasticizers; plastics converting industry; exposure evaluation |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; antifertility effects; local exhaust; personal sampling; France; determination in air; toxic substances; limitation of exposure; breathing atmosphere; substitution; sampling and analysis; polyvinyl chloride |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Chemicals, plastics and rubber
Toxic and dangerous substances
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Esters and salts
Genetic factors in reaction to exposures
Exposure evaluation
Phthalates
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