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Exposure of Nail Salon Workers to Phthalates, Di(2-ethylhexyl) Terephthalate, and Organophosphate Esters: A Pilot Study.

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Craig, JA; Ceballos, DM; Fruh, V; Petropoulos, ZE; Allen, JG; Calafat, AM; Ospina, M; Stapleton, HM; Hammel, S; Gray, R; Webster, TF
Published in: Environmental science & technology
December 2019

Relatively little is known about the exposure of nail technicians to semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs) in nail salons. We collected preshift and postshift urine samples and silicone wrist bands (SWBs) worn on lapels and wrists from 10 female nail technicians in the Boston area in 2016-17. We analyzed samples for phthalates, phthalate alternatives, and organophosphate esters (OPEs) or their metabolites. Postshift urine concentrations were generally higher than preshift concentrations for SVOC metabolites; the greatest change was for a metabolite of the phthalate alternative di(2-ethylhexyl) terephthalate (DEHTP): mono(2-ethyl-5-carboxypentyl) terephthalate (MECPTP) more than tripled from 11.7 to 36.6 μg/g creatinine. DEHTP biomarkers were higher in our study participants' postshift urine compared to 2015-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey females. Urinary MECPTP and another DEHTP metabolite were moderately correlated (r = 0.37-0.60) with DEHTP on the SWBs, suggesting occupation as a source of exposure. Our results suggest that nail technicians are occupationally exposed to certain phthalates, phthalate alternatives, and OPEs, with metabolites of DEHTP showing the largest increase across a work day. The detection of several of these SVOCs on SWBs suggests that they can be used as a tool for examining potential occupational exposures to SVOCs among nail salon workers.

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Environmental science & technology

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EISSN

1520-5851

ISSN

0013-936X

Publication Date

December 2019

Volume

53

Issue

24

Start / End Page

14630 / 14637

Related Subject Headings

  • Plasticizers
  • Pilot Projects
  • Phthalic Acids
  • Organophosphates
  • Nutrition Surveys
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Esters
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Environmental Exposure
 

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Craig, J. A., Ceballos, D. M., Fruh, V., Petropoulos, Z. E., Allen, J. G., Calafat, A. M., … Webster, T. F. (2019). Exposure of Nail Salon Workers to Phthalates, Di(2-ethylhexyl) Terephthalate, and Organophosphate Esters: A Pilot Study. Environmental Science & Technology, 53(24), 14630–14637. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b02474
Craig, Jessica A., Diana M. Ceballos, Victoria Fruh, Zoe E. Petropoulos, Joseph G. Allen, Antonia M. Calafat, Maria Ospina, et al. “Exposure of Nail Salon Workers to Phthalates, Di(2-ethylhexyl) Terephthalate, and Organophosphate Esters: A Pilot Study.Environmental Science & Technology 53, no. 24 (December 2019): 14630–37. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b02474.
Craig JA, Ceballos DM, Fruh V, Petropoulos ZE, Allen JG, Calafat AM, et al. Exposure of Nail Salon Workers to Phthalates, Di(2-ethylhexyl) Terephthalate, and Organophosphate Esters: A Pilot Study. Environmental science & technology. 2019 Dec;53(24):14630–7.
Craig, Jessica A., et al. “Exposure of Nail Salon Workers to Phthalates, Di(2-ethylhexyl) Terephthalate, and Organophosphate Esters: A Pilot Study.Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 53, no. 24, Dec. 2019, pp. 14630–37. Epmc, doi:10.1021/acs.est.9b02474.
Craig JA, Ceballos DM, Fruh V, Petropoulos ZE, Allen JG, Calafat AM, Ospina M, Stapleton HM, Hammel S, Gray R, Webster TF. Exposure of Nail Salon Workers to Phthalates, Di(2-ethylhexyl) Terephthalate, and Organophosphate Esters: A Pilot Study. Environmental science & technology. 2019 Dec;53(24):14630–14637.
Journal cover image

Published In

Environmental science & technology

DOI

EISSN

1520-5851

ISSN

0013-936X

Publication Date

December 2019

Volume

53

Issue

24

Start / End Page

14630 / 14637

Related Subject Headings

  • Plasticizers
  • Pilot Projects
  • Phthalic Acids
  • Organophosphates
  • Nutrition Surveys
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Esters
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Environmental Exposure