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. 2023 Mar 4;11(3):241. doi: 10.3390/toxics11030241

Table A1.

Overview of measured exposure biomarkers of 12 phthalate parent compounds.

Phthalate Diester Acronym Classification as Reproductive Toxicant According to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 Identification as SVHC under REACH REACH CoRAP
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate DEHP Repr. 1B (2001) Toxic for reproduction (2008);
Endocrine disrupting properties ENV, HH (2014, 2017)
Subject to Authorization since 2015 (Annex XVI);
Restriction in toys, childcare (2005) and any plasticized articles since 2020 (Annex XVII)
Di-n-butyl phthalate DnBP Repr. 1B (2001) Toxic for reproduction (2008);
Endocrine disrupting properties HH (2017)
Restriction in toys, childcare (2005) and any plasticized articles since 2020 (Annex XVII)
Di-isobutyl phthalate DiBP Repr. 1B (2009) Toxic for reproduction (2008);
Endocrine disrupting properties HH (2017)
Subject to Authorization since 2015 (Annex XVI); Restriction in toys, childcare (2005) and any plasticized articles since 2020
Butyl benzyl phthalate BBzP Repr. 1B (2004) Toxic for reproduction (2008);
Endocrine disrupting properties HH (2017)
Subject to Authorization since 2015 (Annex XVI); Restriction in toys, childcare (2005) and any plasticized articles since 2020 (Annex XVII)
Diethyl phthalate DEP No ED properties HH
Di-isodecyl phthalate (and 1 DPHP) DiDP Restriction in toys, childcare articles since 2005 (Annex XVII) 2
Di-isononyl phthalate DiNP Restriction in toys, childcare articles since 2005 (Annex XVII)
Bis(2-propylheptyl) phthalate DPHP Evaluation for ED potential
Dicyclohexyl phthalate DCHP Repr. 1B (2016) Toxic for reproduction (2018);
Endocrine disrupting properties HH (2018)
Evaluation for ED properties ENV
Dimethyl phthalate DMP
Di-n-pentyl phthalate DnPeP Repr. 1B (2004) Toxic for reproduction (2013) Subject to Authorization since 2020 (Annex XVI)
Di-n-octyl phthalate DnOP Restriction in toys, childcare articles since 2005 (Annex XVII)

REACH: Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006; CoRAP: Community Rolling Action Plan; Repr. 1B: Classification as reproductive toxicant, Category 1B (probably reprotoxic to humans, based on chronic animal studies); ENV: for the environment; HH: for human health; ED: endocrine disrupting.1 The analytical method applied cannot distinguish between DiDP and DPHP metabolites. 2 Only applies to DiDP.