title: Phthalate esters in main source water and drinking water of Zhejiang Province (China): Distribution and health risks.
abstract: To evaluate the distributions and health risks of phthalate esters in the main source water and corresponding drinking water of Zhejiang Province, the concentrations of 16 phthalate esters in water samples from 19 sites were measured from samples taken in the dry season and wet season. The concentration of the total phthalate ester congeners in source water ranged from 1.07 μg/L to 7.12 μg/L in the wet season, from 0.01 μg/L to 1.58 μg/L in the dry season, from 1.18 μg/L to 15.28 μg/L from drinking water in the wet season, and from 0.16 μg/L to 1.86 μg/L from drinking water in the dry season. Of the 16 phthalate esters, dimethyl phthalate, dibutyl phthalate, di-(2-ethyl-hexyl) phthalate, di-iso-butyl phthalate, bis-2-n-butoxyethyl phthalate, and dicyclohexyl phthalate were present in the samples analyzed, dominated by di-iso-butyl phthalate and di-(2-ethyl-hexyl) phthalate. The concentrations of phthalate esters in the wet season were all relatively higher than those in the dry season, and the drinking water had higher concentrations of phthalate esters than source water. The phthalate ester congeners studied pose little health risk to nearby citizens. Environ Toxicol Chem 2015;34:2205-2212. © 2015 SETAC.
authors.affiliation: Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Xiaofeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Xiaoming
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lou
authors.affiliation: Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Nianhua
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Gangqiang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.affiliation: Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Zhijian
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Peiwei
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Lizhi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Jianmin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.affiliation: Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Jianlong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Office of Patriotic Health Campaign Committee, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Xueting
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Qiu
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D060766:Drinking Water / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D004952:Esters; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D010795:Phthalic Acids / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000633:toxicity; D011634:Public Health; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012621:Seasons; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D060766:Drinking Water; D004952:Esters; D010795:Phthalic Acids; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
keywords: Drinking water; Phthalate ester; Risk assessment; Source water; Zhejiang Province