Abstract

Based on data from literature, an evaluation was made wether it is possible to monitore the exposure of weakeners to the general Dutch population as urinary metabolites. The exposure, which mainly occurred by food, could only be estimated with data from foreign countries and by a number of assumptions. Based on existing qualitative and partially estimated data, only DEHP and DEHA are suitable for monitoring from analytical standpoint. From toxicological point of view, only DEHA is possibly interesting for monitoring, because the exposure closely approaches the tolerable daily intake.