title: Phthalates in toys available in Indian market.
abstract: Twenty four children's toys and child care articles available in the local market of India were analyzed for eight phthalates as children toys are plasticized with phthalates. All toy samples showed the presence of one or more phthalates including di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (96% of the samples), di-iso-nonyl phthalate and di-iso-decyl phthalate (42% of the samples) at a concentration ranging from 0.1% to 16.2%. Soft toys contain higher levels of phthalates as compared to hard toys as primary function of phthalates is softening of hard plastic materiel.
authors.affiliation: Pollution Monitoring Laboratory, Centre for Science and Environment, Core 6A, Fourth Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003, India. sapnajohnson06@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Sapna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Nirmali
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saikia
authors.forename: Ramakant
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sahu
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D052244:Endocrine Disruptors / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000032:analysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007223:Infant; D010795:Phthalic Acids / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D010968:Plasticizers / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D010988:Play and Playthings; D011143:Polyvinyl Chloride / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D052244:Endocrine Disruptors; D015386:Hazardous Substances; D010795:Phthalic Acids; D010968:Plasticizers; C032279:phthalic acid; D011143:Polyvinyl Chloride