ArticleEnvironmental science & technology2025
Are Sleeping Children Exposed to Plasticizers, Flame Retardants, and UV-Filters from Their Mattresses?
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- Organophosphate ester flame retardants and plasticizers in house dust and Child Behavior Checklist outcomes: A nested study in the Canadian CHILD Birth Cohort.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2026Article
- Young Children's Exposure to Chemicals of Concern in Their Sleeping Environment: An In-Home Study.Environmental science & technology letters · 2025Article
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Abstract
Our research found that children aged 1-4 years are being exposed to elevated levels of semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs) in their sleeping microenvironment (SME). We detected 21 SVOCs in four classes (ortho-phthalates, organophosphate esters, benzophenones, and salicylates) in 16 new children's mattresses. One mattress exceeded the Canadian regulatory limit of 0.1% (by weight) for children's mattresses for di-
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