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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Environ Int. 2021 Oct 30;158:106967. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106967

Table 4.

Mean inhalation exposure (IE, ng kg-bw/d) to phthalates and non-phthalates plasticizers through the use of facemasks by various age groups

IE (ng/kg-bw/d)
Phthalate diesters Non-phthalate plasticizers
DEP DiBP DBP BBzP DEHP DEA DiBA DEHA DBS
Children 0.26 0.66 0.72 3.1 0.40 28 24 8.7 151
Teenagers 0.14 0.35 0.38 1.6 0.21 15 13 4.6 81
Adults 0.11 0.26 0.29 1.2 0.16 11 10 3.5 60