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由CWasham著作·2005·被引用4次—Peopletypicallyareexposedtomuskstransdermally,throughsoap,cosmetics,andclotheswashedwithscenteddetergents.Musksalsoareinhaled,through ...

A class of widely used fragrances that are considered nontoxic may pose a hidden threat to human health by enhancing the effects of compounds that are toxic—a paradox discovered by Stanford University researchers Till Luckenbach and David Epel in a recent study of synthetic musk compounds [EHP 113:17–24]. The duo, based at Stanford’s Hopkins Marine Station, found that musks inhibited natural defenses against toxicants in California mussels, and that the effect remained long after exposure. Their findings raise a red flag for human health because musk compounds concentrate in fats (including breast milk) and endure in human tissue long after exposure.

People typically are exposed to musks transdermally, through soap, cosmetics, and clothes washed with scented detergents. Musks also are inhaled, through cologne sprays. Every year, some 8,000 metric tons of the inexpensive synthetic fragr...