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Science 27 January 1978:
Vol. 199. no. 4327, pp. 419 - 421
DOI: 10.1126/science.413194
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Science, Vol 199, Issue 4327, 419-421
Copyright © 1978 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Phthalate ester plasticizers: a new class of marine pollutant

CS Giam, HS Chan, GS Neff, and EL Atlas

Phthalate ester plasticizers have been detected in the open-ocean environment. Samples consisting of water, sediment, air, and biota from the Gulf of Mexico and of water and air from the North Atlantic were analyzed and found to contain two phthalate esters, di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and di-n-dibutyl phthalate (DBP): the concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) and DDT's (p,p'-DDT and p,p'-DDE) were also determined. Like the ubiquitous PCB's and DDT's, the phthalate plasticizers were found in almost all samples analyzed; DEHP was present at higher concentrations than the PCB's or DDT's in water and sediment. The environmental impact of the concentrations found in these studies, coupled with the continued high production and wise use of these plasticizers, requires assessment.


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