Synthetic Musk Compounds and Effects on Human Health? | 台北市立動物園資訊網

由DSalvito著作·2005·被引用25次—...environmentaleffectsofsyntheticmusks,theIC10(concentrationthatinhibits10%)valuesshouldbecomparedtonoobservedeffectconcentrations(NOECs).

A recent article by Luckenbach and Epel (2005)[1] on in vitro observations of inhibitory properties exhibited by certain nitromusk and polycyclic musk fragrance ingredients on mussel cells raised some concerns regarding potential environmental risks and safety to humans that may be associated with nitromusk and polycyclic musk compounds. The Research Institute for Fragrance Materials would like to address several points that may help readers more clearly understand the meaning and context of the reported research.

The tonnages of musk compounds reported by Luckenbach and Epel (2005)[2] in their article (7,000–8,000 tons) are higher than the industry-reported global tonnage of these materials. From 1995 to 2000, the total worldwide usage declined from 300 tons to 200 tons for musk xylene and musk ketone combined. The 2000 worldwide use of polycyclic musks is approximately 4,000 tons.