Dicyclohexyl phthalate
DCHP; phthalic acid dicyclohexyl ester; formula: C20H26O4; CAS Registry Number: 84-61-7
Phthalate with two cyclohexane rings as ester rests
Dicyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP) is a plasticizer, which is mainly used in polyvenyl chloride (PVC), epoxy- and polyester resins.
The Environmental Specimen Bank does not analyses the parent substance DCHP in human samples, but its main metabolite MCHP.
Substances
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MCHPMono-cyclohexyl phthalate is a primary metabolite of DCHP.
Specimen
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Student groups with an even number of female and male students at the age of 20 to 29.
Sampling area
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4 university cities as sampling areas.
Sampling period
2007 - 2015