Ecotoxicological Effects of Cosmetics on Aquatic Organisms

TABLE 4.4 Mean ( + SD) Concentrations of HHCB and AHTN (ng/g) in Adipose Tissne for 49 Liposnction Patients in New York City 

Kannan et al. (2005) HHCB was found in all human fat tissue examined where 86% contained AHTN, and the former was always detected in greater concentration than AHTN possibly because HHCB is produced/manufactured and used in larger quantities than AHTN. High concentrations of HHCB also have been encountered in Lake Michigan compared to AHTN (Peck and Hombuckle, 2004), and both HHCB and AHTN have also been detected in mothers milk (Rimkus and Wolf, 1996). Musks have some antiestrogenic effects (Schreurs et al., 2004). 

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