| Urinary parabens and their potential sources of exposure among Korean children and adolescents: Korean National Environmental Health Survey 2015-2017 | |
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| 년도 | 2021 |
| 날짜 | Jul |
| 페이지 / 학회지명 |
236:113781 / International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health |
| 논문저자 | Sooyeon Hong 1, Hye Li Jeon 1, Jueun Lee 1, Suejin Kim 1, Chulwoo Lee 1, Seungho Lee 2, Yoon Hee Cho 3, Kyungho Choi 4, Jiyoung Yoo 5 |
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S143846392100096…
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1 Environmental Health Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research, Ministry of Environment, Incheon, Republic of Korea. 2 Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea. 3 Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA. 4 Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. 5 Environmental Health Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research, Ministry of Environment, Incheon, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: yjy0216@korea.kr. Abstract Parabens are used as a preservative in several consumer products including cosmetics, personal care products, and medicinal products. These chemicals have been suspected for estrogenicity and potential adverse endocrine outcomes in humans. For the first time, exposure profiles and potential sources of major parabens are investigated for a nationally representative population of children and adolescents of Korea. In addition, major determinants of urinary paraben levels were identified. For this purpose, the children, and adolescents (n = 2355, 3-18 years of age) who participated in the Korean National Environmental Health Survey cycle 3 (2015-2017) were studied. Adjusted multiple linear regression models were employed to investigate the relationships of several potential demographic and behavioral determinants of exposure, with the urinary levels of three parabens; methyl, ethyl, and propyl paraben. Methyl and propyl paraben levels of the Korean children and adolescents were comparable to those of the US, but the high exposure group (95th percentile) showed much higher levels of exposure. Moreover, urinary ethyl paraben levels are always higher than those of other countries. The uses of personal care products including liquid soaps, fragrance products, nail polish, or antiseptic products were significantly associated with urinary paraben levels. In addition, dietary sources such as fast food and canned food consumption were identified as major contributors to ethyl paraben levels. For methyl and propyl parabens, the use of fever medications and ointments were identified as major determinants of the exposure, especially among the younger children of 3-5 years of age. These observations are related to the Korean regulations that permit the use of the parabens as preservatives in foods and medications. The findings demonstrate that the exposure profile of parabens among Korean children are unique, and mitigation efforts for some parabens are required in Korea. Further studies are warranted to confirm the exposure sources of parabens and to develop mitigation measures among Korean children and adolescents. Keywords: Biomonitoring; Ethyl paraben; KoNEHS cycle 3; Methyl paraben; Parabens; Propyl paraben. |
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