Abstract
Di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) is a commonly used plasticizer that is harmful to human health. magnetic resonance spectroscopy from the edible fruit flesh of Benincasa hispida (wax gourd) of the plant family Curcurbitaceae. The DEHP content of seven wax gourd samples collected from southern and northern provinces in China was determined as (mean ± SD): 18.3 ± 0.43, 2.64 ± 0.44, 44.0 ± 0.34, 62.5 ± 0.48, 52.0 ± 0.42, 58.3 ± 0.55 and 75.5 ± 0.63 mg kg−1 fresh weight, respectively, indicating that most wax gourds were severely contaminated with DEHP.
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