Organophosphorus flame retardants in breast milk from Beijing, China: Occurrence, nursing infant's exposure and risk assessment. 2021

Xuelei Chen, and Xuezhen Zhao, and Zhixiong Shi
School of Public Health and Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China.

Organophosphorus flame retardants (OPFRs) are widely used chemicals, whereas data on OPFRs in human being is limited. In this study, thirteen OPFRs were measured in 105 breast milk samples collected from Beijing mothers in 2018. The ∑13OPFRs ranged from <LOD to 106 ng mL-1 (<LOD-6700 ng g-1 lipid weight (lw)), with a median value 10.6 ng mL-1 (157 ng g-1 lw). The most abundant compound was tris(2-ethylhexyl) phosphate (TEHP), followed by triphenyl phosphate (TPhP) and 2-ethylhexyl diphenyl phosphate (EHDPP). The detecting frequencies and contamination levels of OPFRs in our study were higher than those reported in other studies, which indicated that China is one of the most affected regions by OPFRs. In addition, OPFR levels in our study were found to be higher than levels of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in human milk from China. Based on regression analyses, mothers' personal characters, including age, pregnancy, residing/working location, and educational level were found to be impact factors of some OPFRs in breast milk. Estimated daily intakes (EDI) of the OPFRs for nursing infants via human milk ingest were calculated, and the mean EDIs of the 13 OPFRs ranged from 2.62 to 1640 ng kg-1 bw d-1. Since the mean and max EDIs of most OPFRs were lower than corresponding reference doses (RfDs), the daily OPFR intake for most nursing infants would not cause significant health concerns. However, the max EDIs of two OPFRs, TPhP and EHDPP, with values of 1.09 × 104 and 2190 ng kg-1 bw d-1, respectively, were higher than their corresponding RfDs. To our knowledge, this is the first report on the occurrence of OPFRs in human milk from China.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D008895 Milk, Human Milk that is produced by HUMAN MAMMARY GLANDS. Breast Milk,Human Milk,Milk, Breast
D009943 Organophosphorus Compounds Organic compounds that contain phosphorus as an integral part of the molecule. Included under this heading is broad array of synthetic compounds that are used as PESTICIDES and DRUGS. Organophosphorus Compound,Organopyrophosphorus Compound,Organopyrophosphorus Compounds,Compound, Organophosphorus,Compound, Organopyrophosphorus,Compounds, Organophosphorus,Compounds, Organopyrophosphorus
D010755 Organophosphates Carbon-containing phosphoric acid derivatives. Included under this heading are compounds that have CARBON atoms bound to one or more OXYGEN atoms of the P( Organophosphate,Phosphates, Organic,Phosphoric Acid Esters,Organopyrophosphates,Acid Esters, Phosphoric,Esters, Phosphoric Acid,Organic Phosphates
D002681 China A country spanning from central Asia to the Pacific Ocean. Inner Mongolia,Manchuria,People's Republic of China,Sinkiang,Mainland China
D005260 Female Females
D005411 Flame Retardants Materials applied to fabrics, bedding, furniture, plastics, etc. to retard their burning; many may leach out and cause allergies or other harm. Fire Retardant,Fire Retardants,Fireproofing Agent,Fireproofing Agents,Flame Retardant,Agent, Fireproofing,Agents, Fireproofing,Retardant, Fire,Retardant, Flame,Retardants, Fire,Retardants, Flame
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000068476 Beijing Capital of CHINA. Peking
D018570 Risk Assessment The qualitative or quantitative estimation of the likelihood of adverse effects that may result from exposure to specified health hazards or from the absence of beneficial influences. (Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 1988) Assessment, Risk,Benefit-Risk Assessment,Risk Analysis,Risk-Benefit Assessment,Health Risk Assessment,Risks and Benefits,Analysis, Risk,Assessment, Benefit-Risk,Assessment, Health Risk,Assessment, Risk-Benefit,Benefit Risk Assessment,Benefit-Risk Assessments,Benefits and Risks,Health Risk Assessments,Risk Analyses,Risk Assessment, Health,Risk Assessments,Risk Benefit Assessment,Risk-Benefit Assessments

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