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Toward The Measurement Of Biodistribution Of 18F-Labeled Industrial Chemicals With Positron Emission Tomography (Pet), Katelyenn S. Mccauley

Department of Chemistry: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Plasticizers are added to polymeric materials to increase flexibility and durability, thus they constitute a common, and widely used class of industrial chemicals. Plasticizers have been suspected of a number of adverse health effects including the interference with the endocrine system.¹ These substances have the tendency to migrate to the surfaces of materials, where they can be absorbed, ingested, or inhaled. ⁵ The iniquitousness of plasticizers and the daily contact with polymeric materials has given rise to concern about the toxicity and health effects of these substances. Many long-term and excessive-dose studies have been conducted on many of these …