Human Exposure to Chemicals in Consumer Products

Dear Colleagues,

Chemicals, especially human-made ones, are widely used in consumer products, which improve the quality of life in modern society. The wide use of chemicals, however, leads to human exposure to these chemicals, with some of them being toxic or potentially having negative health consequences on humans and environment. This Special Issue is devoted to research on consumer products related to chemicals including solvents, pesticides, plasticizers and flame retardants. The research topics include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) identification and monitoring of the chemicals in consumer chemicals or in humans and indoor environment resulting from use of consumer products including both measurement methodology and generation of baseline levels of concentration; (2) investigation of the fate of these chemicals including their transformation products in humans and in the environment such as ozone or photo initiated reactions of these chemicals as well as enzyme induced transformation; and (3) estimation of human exposure to these chemicals through inhalation, ingestion or dermal adsorption under defined conditions that consider quantity and length of exposure to these chemicals. Research reporting the toxicities or health consequences of these chemicals are outside of the scope of this Special Issue.

Dr. Jiping Zhu
Dr. Élyse Caron-Beaudoin
Guest Editors

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