Environmental science & technology

Menstrual products are essential for half of the world's population during menstruation, but recent studies have found that these products can contain chemicals of concern for human health. The present study detected three classes of plasti…

The fate of selected UV filters (UVFs) was investigated in two soil aquifer treatment (SAT) systems, one supplemented with a reactive barrier containing clay and vegetable compost and the other as a traditional SAT reference system. We moni…

For comprehensive chemical exposomics in blood, analytical workflows are evolving through advances in sample preparation and instrumental methods. We hypothesized that gas chromatography-high-resolution mass spectrometry (GC-HRMS) workflows…

Indicators of male fertility are in decline globally, but the underlying causes, including the role of environmental exposures, are unclear. This study aimed to examine organic chemical pollutants in seminal plasma, including both known pri…

Hazardous chemicals in building and construction plastics can lead to health risks due to indoor exposure and may contaminate recycled materials. We systematically sampled new polyvinyl chloride floorings on the Swiss market (n = 151). We p…

Phthalate exposure has been associated with a wide range of adverse health outcomes in limited epidemiologic studies, and inflammation and oxidative stress have been hypothesized as potential mechanisms involved. In the present study we inv…

Benzophenone (BP)-type UV filters are widely used in a variety of personal care products for the protection of skin and hair from UV irradiation. Despite the estrogenic potencies of BP derivatives, few studies have examined the occurrence o…