Studies

CellWell record HH-32771

Infants' Dermal Exposure to Phthalates from Disposable Baby Diapers and Its Association with DNA Oxidative Damage

Xi Lai; Jiang Zhu; Yangyang Liu; Shengtao Ma; Meiqing Lin; Yan Hu; Jingjing Liang; Yanyan Song; Wenyan Li; Tianxin Zhao

2025

In plain language

In 66 infants in Guangzhou, China, phthalate levels in diapers correlated with phthalate metabolites and a DNA damage marker in urine, with dermal absorption from diapers estimated at up to 45 percent of total exposure.

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