Research progress on human exposure to indoor chlorinated paraffins

Abstract

Abstract: The chlorinated paraffins（CPs） are a new type of halogenated organic pollutants,which has excellent properties of chemical stability,flame-retardancy and low volatility,and is widely used in textile,leather,plastic and rubber industries. CPs can enter the human body through diet,air,dust and other ways,posing a potential threat to human health,and the environmental persistence and bioaccumulation characteristics of CPs also make it have a certain impact on the ecosystem. In particular,short-chain chlorinated paraffins（SCCPs）,a persistent organic pollutant,have been listed in Annex A to the Stockholm Convention,and medium-chain chlorinated paraffins（MCCPs） with SCCPS-like properties are also of concern. Therefore,this paper comprehensively explains the exposure sources,exposure routes and human exposure risks of CPs in indoor environment at home and abroad,and concludes targeted protective measures,so as to arouse people's attention to indoor CPs exposure and reduce potential health and environmental risks.

Key words: Chlorinated paraffins, Indoor exposure, Health effects, Source of pollution

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LUO Ya, XIAO Qingqing, ZHOU Qian, WEN Jing, HUANG Xiaohong. Research progress on human exposure to indoor chlorinated paraffins. [J]OCCUPATION AND HEALTH, 2025, 41(14): 2009-2016.

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