Occurrence and Profiles of Organophosphate Esters in Infant Clothing and Raw Textiles Collected from the United States

Zhu, Hongkai; Al-Bazi, Maha M.; Kumosani, Taha A.; Kannan, Kurunthachalam

doi:10.1021/acs.estlett.0c00221

Occurrence and Profiles of Organophosphate Esters in Infant Clothing and Raw Textiles Collected from the United States

Organophosphate esters (OPEs) are used as flame retardants in a variety of consumer products including certain textiles. Little is known with regard to the occurrence of and dermal exposure to OPEs present in textiles/fabrics. In this study, concentrations and profiles of 20 OPEs were measured in…