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> I am being specific enough to be talking about the hydrophobic pthalates that do accumulate in the human body. They're all amphiphilic, to some degree. That'
by timr 2y ago
> I am being specific enough to be talking about the hydrophobic pthalates that do accumulate in the human body.
They're all amphiphilic, to some degree. That's how they work. It's also common to the chemical group that they break down quickly, because they tend to be esters and alcohols. Any phthalates that bioaccumulate would be the exception, not the rule.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1438463907001125#:~:text=Because%20of%20their%20chemical%20properties,does%20not%20result%20in%20bioaccumulation https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S14384....
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