Table 2: Isolation of dialkyl and monoalkyl phthalates from natural sources (organisms).

Phthalate Organism source Description of organism Extracted part of the organism Identification method of the phthalate Region/Location Reference
Benzyl phthalate (24) Hibiscus micranthus Malvaceae root GC/MS Telangana, India K.A. Kumar et al., 2011 [153]
Benzyl butyl phthalate (1) Astilbe chinensis (Saxifragaceae) volatile oil GC/MS China T. Yang et al., 2011 [96]
Bis(7-acetoxy-2-ethyl-5-methylheptyl) phthalate (69) Lonicera quinquelocularis translucent honeysuckle IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, DEPT, 1H-COSY, HMBC Pakistan D. Khan et al., 2014 [133]
Bis(2-butoxyethyl)-phthalate (6) Launaea arborecsens Flowering plant
(Asteraceae)
essential oil GC/MS Algerian Sahara A. Cheriti et al., 2006 [154]
Bis (2-methoxycarbonyl-benzoyloxyethyl) ether (74) Cochliobolus lunatus Pathogenic plant fungus 1H NMR China M. Chen et al., 2016 [135]
Bis (2-​ethylbutyl) phthalate (41) Calliandra haematocephala Hassk. Flowering plant (Fabaceae) aerial parts GC/MS Egypt A.H.S. Abou Zeid et al., 2006 [155]
Bis(2-ethyldodecyl) phthalate (34) Hippocampus kuda Bleeler seahorse whole body IR, HRMS, MS, 1H NMR, 13C NMR Zhoushan Island, Zhejiang, China Y. Li et al., 2008 [152]
Bis(2-ethyleicosyl) phthalate (33) Phyllanthus muellerianus Evergreen shrub (Euphorbiaceae) University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria M. Saleem et al., 2009 [132]
Bis(2-ethyleicosyl) phthalate (33) Nepeta kurramensis Flowering plant (Lamiaceae) 1H NMR, 13C NMR, 2D-NMR, MS Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan N. Ur Rehman, 2017 [131]
Bis (2-ethylbutyl) phthalate (41) Holoptelea integrifolia Indian elm leaf, stem, root GC/MS India A. Kavitha et al., 2014 [195]
Di-isopropyl phthalate (42) Streptomyces sp. strain No. A-3315 gram positive bacterium IR, 1H NMR and 13C NMR Kumamoto, Japan M. Uyeda et al., 1990 [148]
Di-isopropyl phthalate (42) Streptomyces bangladeshensis gram positive bacterium
(isolated from soil)
Natore, Bangladesh M.A. Al-Bari et al., 2005 [156]
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (9) Calliandra haematocephala Hassk. Flowering plant (Fabaceae) aerial parts GC/MS Egypt A.H.S. Abou Zeid et al., 2006 [155]
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (9) Bangia atropurpurea red algae Taiwan C.Y. Chen, 2004 [141]
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (9) Aloe vera succulent plant S.-Korea K.H. Lee et al., 2000 [157]
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (9) Cryptotaenia canadensis DC. Canadian honewort (perennial plant) Japan S. Hayashi et al., 1967 [158]
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (9) Penicillium sp. Endophytic fungus of Curcuma zeodaria IR, 1H NMR and 13C NMR South Sumatra, Indonesia Muharni et al., 2014 [159]
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (9) Calotropis gigantea shrub Rajshahi, Bangladesh M. Habib and M.R. Karim, 2009 [143]
M. Habib and M.R. Karim, 2012 [160]
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (9) Alchornea cordifolia shrub Leaf, root bark Congo H. Mavar-Manga et al., 2008 [161]
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (9) Aspergillus fumigatus Fungus
(isolated from soil samples)
IR, 1H NMR and 13C NMR Mansoura, Egypt M.S. Abdel-Aziz et al., 2017 [162]
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (9) Aspergillus awamori fungus 1H NMR, 13C NMR, DEPT-Q NMR Nile river, Egypt M.M. Lotfy et al., 2018 [163]
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (9) Brevibacterium McBrellneri gram-positive actinobacterium IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR India M. Rajamanikyam et al., 2017 [164]
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (9) Rheinheimera japonica KMM 9513T marine bacterium Sea of Japan N.I. Kalinovskaya et al., 2017 [165]
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (9) Pseudomonas rhizosphaerae marine bacterium China S.H. Qi et al., 2009 [166]
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (9) Streptomyces sp. Actinomycete
(isolated from Saharan soil)
1H NMR, 13C NMR, 1H-1H COSY and 1H-13C HMBC NMR Ghardaïa, Algeria E.H. Driche et al., 2015 [167]
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (9) Cinachyrella cavernosa (Lamarck) demosponge GC/MS Goa, India S. Wahidullah et al., 2015 [72]
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (9) Caulerpa racemosa (O. Dargent) green algae volatile constituents GC/MS Egypt N.E. Awad, 2002 [168]
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (9) Codium tomentosum (Stackhouse) green algae volatile constituents GC/MS Egypt N.E. Awad, 2002 [168]
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (9) Phyllanthus muellerianus Evergreen shrub (Euphorbiaceae) Pakistan M. Saleem et al., 2009 [132]
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (9) Lonicera quinquelocularis translucent honeysuckle 1H NMR, 13C NMR Pakistan D. Khan et al., 2014 [133]
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (9) Nocadia levis Actinobacterium
(isolated from laterite soil)
IR, MS, 1H NMR, 13C NMR Guntur, India A. Kavitha et al., 2009 [97]
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (9) Cladosporium sp. Marine fungus
(isolated from mangrove stand)
Kei Ling Ha Lo Wai, Sai Kung, Hong Kong, China S.H. Qi et al., 2009 [166]
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (9) Stoechospermum marginatum (C. agardh) Kuetzing brown algae whole algae Goa, India S. Wahidulla, 1995 [169]
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (9) Ligusticum porteri Apiaceae callus, aerial part, root GC/MS Chihuahua, Mexico, D. Goldhaber-Pasillas et al., 2012 [170]
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (9) Ficus carica Tunisian caprifig (Moraceae) Latex of unripe fruit GC/MS Mesjed Aissa agricultural field, Tunisia H. Lazreg-Aref et al., 2012 [171]
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (9) Moringa oleifera Drumstick tree
(Moringaceae)
leaf Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India S. Karthika et al., 2013 [172]
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (9) Streptomyces sp. A-3315 gram positive bacterium cultural filtrate IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, Laboratory, Japan M. Uyeda et al., 1990 [148]
Bis(2-ethylheptyl) phthalate (35) Hippocampus kuda Bleeler seahorse Whole body IR, MS, 1H NMR, 13C NMR Zhoushan Island, Zhejiang, China Z.J. Qian et al., 2012 [173]
Y. Li et al., 2008 [152]
Bis(2-ethylheptyl) phthalate (35) Bacillus pumilus Marine gram-positive bacillus MS Bay of Bengal near Andaman and Nicobar islands, India A.M. Priya, 2012 [174]
Bis(5-ethylheptyl) phthalate (35)* Nocadia levis Actinobacterium
(isolated from laterite soil)
IR, MS, 1H NMR, 13C NMR Guntur, India A. Kavitha et al., 2009 [97]
Bis(2-ethylheptyl) 3-nitrophthalate (43) Alstonia boonei Deciduous tropical-forest tree stem bark GC/MS Okpuje, Enugu State, Nigeria A.A. Imam et al., 2017 [175]
Bis(2-ethyldecyl) phthalate (32) Heliotropium strigosum Heliotrope
(Boraginacea)
Whole plant material 1H NMR, 13C NMR, MS Malakand, Pakistan S.M. Shah et al., 2014 [176]
Bis(2-methylheptyl)-phthalate (36) Hypericum hyssopifolium flowering plant UV, IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, MS, HRMS Erzurum, Turkey A. Cakir et al., 2003 [102]
Bis(2-methylheptyl)-phthalate (36) Phyllanthus pulcher Tropical leaf-flower (Phyllanthaceae) Malaysia G. Bagalkotkar, 2007 [177]
Bis(2-methylheptyl)-phthalate (36) Bacillus cereus gram-positive bacterium GC/MS India K.M. Anju et al., 2015 [178]
Bis(2-methylheptyl)-phthalate (36) (marine) Pseudomonas sp. PB01 gram negative bacterium 1H NMR, 13C NMR, COSY, DEPT, HMBC NMR GenBank Accession No. EU126129 V.L.T. Hoang et al., 2008 [179]
Bis(2-methylheptyl)-phthalate (36) Chlorophytum boriviliuanum herb root 1H NMR, 13C NMR, DEPT, COSY, HMBC and HMQC Malaysia L.B. Chua et al., 2015 [180]
Bis(2-methylheptyl)-phthalate (36) Vicia villosa Roth hairy vetch (legume) Gyeongsan, S.-Korea M.T. Islam et al., 2013 [181]
Bis(2-methylheptyl)-phthalate (36) Pongamia pinnata Evergreen shrub leaf IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India P. Rameshthan-gam and P. Ra-masamy, 2007 [182]
Bis(2-methylheptyl)-phthalate (36) Arundina graminifolia (D. Don) Hochr. Bamboo orchid rhizome MS, 1H NMR, 13C NMR China M. Liu et al., 2007 [183]
Bis(2-methylheptyl)-phthalate (36) Lantana camara L. Perennial shrub essential oil GC/MS China L. Ren et al., 2016 [184]
Bis(2-methylheptyl)-phthalate (36) Ponciri fructus (Poncirus trifoliata) Trifoliate orange (Rutaceae) unripen fruit MS S.-Korea A.R. Son et al., 2005 [185]
G.-H. Xu et al., 2008 [186]
Bis(2-methylheptyl)-phthalate (36) Cinnamomi cortex (Cinnamomum cassia Blume) Chinese cinnamom
(tree)
bark MS S.-Korea H.W. Jung et al., 2007 [187]
Bis(2-methylheptyl)-phthalate (36) Phellodendri Cortex Phellodendron amurense Rupr.
Phellodendron chinense Schneid
MS S.-Korea J.G. Lee et al., 2007 [188]
Bis(2-methylheptyl)-phthalate (36) Sarcophyton glaucum Rough leather coral 1H NMR, 13C NMR, 2D-NMR Sanya Bay, Hainan
Island, China
C.X. Zhang et al., 2013 [189]
Bis(2-​propylheptyl) phthalate (21) Flue cured tobacco
(Nicotiana)
Rhizosphere soils of Mengtong of
Shandong province, China
X. Ren et al., 2015 [145]
Bis (2-[2-hydroxymethyl]nonadec-3(E)-enyl)phthalate) (68) Nepeta kurramensis Flowering plant (Lamiaceae) 1H NMR, 13C NMR, 2D-NMR, MS Pakistan N. Ur Rehman et al., 2017 [131]
Bis(3,5,5-trimethylhexyl) phthalate (98) Alstonia boonei Deciduous tropical-forest tree stem bark GC/MS Okpuje, Enugu State, Nigeria A.A. Imam et al., 2017 [175]
2-​Butoxy-​2-​oxoethyl butyl phthalate (99) Trichoderma asperellum filamentous fungus cultural filtrate GC/MS Pantnagar, India N.R. Bhardwaj et al., 2017 [190]
n-Butyl phthalate (25) Desulfovibrio desulfuricans marine bacterium
(from benthal sea water sample)
1H NMR, 13C NMR Dalian sea area, China Y. Zhang et al., 2009 [191]
n-Butyl phthalate (25) Durian fruit (peel) tree volatile constituents of fruit peel GC/MS China B. Zhang et al., 2012 [192]
n-Butyl phthalate (25) Fomitiporia punctata Fungus (Hymenochaetaceae) ethanolic extract GC/MS China F. Zhu et al., 2011 [193]
n-Butyl cyclohexyl phthalate (2) Trichoderma harzianum fungus GC/MS Nani, Allahabad, and Pipri, Faizabad, India A. Mishra et al., 2018 [194]
Butyl decyl phthalate (104) Holoptelea integrifolia Indian elm leaf, root, stem GC/MS India A. Kavitha et al., 2014 [195]
n-Butyl ethyl phthalate (100) Stevia rebaudiana Bert Seasonal plant (Asteraceae) leaf GC/MS Ishurdi, Pabna, Bangladesh M.A. Hossain et al., 2010 [196]
n-Butyl n-hexyl phthalate (101) Curvularia senegalensis Filamentous fungus
(isolated from soil)
culture medium GC/MS Brazil E.M.F. Lucas et al., 2008 [108]
n-Butyl-isobutyl phthalate (95) Lentzea violacea AS 08 Actinobacterium
(isolated from soil of Himalayan ecosystem)
IR, MS, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, HSQC NMR Himalaya, India A. Hussain et al., 2017 [197]
n-Butyl-isobutyl phthalate (95) Laminaria japonica kelp 1H NMR, 13C NMR, MS Rongcheng, China T. Bu et al., 2010 [149]
n-Butyl-isobutyl phthalate (95) Melodinus fusiformis Plant (Apocynaceae) leaf, twig GC/MS China D. Wang et al, 2012 [198]
n-Butyl-isobutyl phthalate (95) Dalbergia cochinchinensis Thailand rosewood (Fabaceae) 1H NMR, 13C NMR Fangchenggang, Guangxi, China R. Liu et al., 2015 [199]
n-Butyl-isobutyl phthalate (95) Lythrum salicaria Flowering plant whole plant GC/MS Sapporo, Japan E. Fujita et al., 1972 [200]
n-Butyl-isobutyl phthalate (95) Trichoderma harzianum fungus GC/MS Nani, Allahabad, and Pipri, Faizabad, India A. Mishra et al., 2018 [194]
n-Butyl-2-(8-methylnonyl) phthalate (106) Trichoderma asperellum filamentous fungus culture filtrate GC/MS Pantnagar, India N.R. Bhardwaj et al., 2017 [190]
n-Butyl nonyl phthalate
(103)
Trichoderma harzianum fungus GC/MS Nani, Allahabad, and Pipri, Faizabad, India A. Mishra et al., 2018 [194]
n-Butyl octyl phthalate (102) Alnus nitida West Himalayan alder stem bark GC/MS Swat, Pakistan M. Sajid et al., 2017 [201]
n-Butyl octyl phthalate (102) Trichoderma asperellum filamentous fungus culture filtrate GC/MS Pantnagar, India N.R. Bhardwaj et al., 2017 [190]
n-Butyl octyl phthalate
(102)
Canthium parviflorum Lam. (Plectoria parviflora) (Rubiaceae) callus, leaf GC/MS Andhra Pradesh, India S.C. Kala et al., 2017 [202]
n-Butyl octyl phthalate
(102)
Amaranthus caudatus L. annual flowering plant GC/MS China L.Y. Qin et al., 2015 [98]
n-Butyl octyl phthalate
(102)
Launaea arboresens Flowering plant
(Asteraceae)
essential oil GC/MS Algerian Sahara A. Cheriti et al., 2006 [154]
n-Butyl undecyl phthalate
(105)
Brassica juncea L. mustard plant leaf GC/MS Punjab, India A. Sharma et al., 2017 [203]
n-Butyl undecyl phthalate
(105)
Cenchrus ciliaris Dhaman grass whole plant GC/MS Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India P. Singariya et al., 2015 [204]
Didecyl phthalate (108) Caulerpa racemosa (O. Dargent) green algae volatile constituents GC/MS Egypt N.E. Awad, 2002 [168]
Didecyl phthalate (108) Codium tomentosum (Stackhouse) green algae volatile constituents GC/MS Egypt N.E. Awad, 2002 [168]
Didodecyl phthalate (110) Brassica juncea L. mustard plant leaf GC/MS Punjab, India A. Sharma et al., 2017 [203]
Diethyl phthalate (7) Helicobacter pylori gram negative bacterium culture filtrate GC/MS, HPLC Californian laboratory, USA Keire et al., 2001 [205]
Diethyl phthalate (7) Canthium parviflorum Lam. (Plectoria parviflora) (Rubiaceae) callus, leaf GC/MS Andhra Pradesh, India S.C. Kala et al., 2017 [202]
Diethyl phthalate (7) Moringa oleifera Drumstick tree
(Moringaceae)
root GC/MS HEJICCBS garden, University of Karachi, Pakistan S. Faizi et al., 2014 [206]
Diethyl phthalate (7) Moringa oleifera Drumstick tree
(Moringaceae)
leaf Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India S. Karthika et al., 2013 [172]
Diethyl phthalate (7) Tecoma radicans (Campsis radicans) Bignoniaceae leaf GC/MS Egypt F.A. Hashem et al., 2006 [207]
Diethyl phthalate (7) Artocarpus lakoocha Roxb. leaf GC/MS Kolkata, India E. Bhattacharya, et al., 2019 [208]
Diethyl phthalate (7) Penicillium olsonii filamentous fungus Cultural filtrate IR, EI-MS, 1H NMR, 13C NMR Laboratory, France P. Amade et al., 1994 [209]
Dimethyl phthalate (7) Amaranthus caudatus L. annual flowering plant GC/MS China L.Y. Qin et al., 2015 [98]
Dimethyl phthalate (7) Eucryphia cordifolia Cav. Chilean Ulmo
(Cunoniaceae)
honey GC/MS Puerto Varas, Chile E. Acevedo et al., 2017 [210]
Dimethyl phthalate (7) Syzygium cumini Malabar plum (Myrtaceae) bark GC/MS Madhya Pradesh, India Mehta, B.K. et al., 2012 [211]
Dimethyl phthalate (7) Cryptotaenia canadensis DC. Canadian honewort (perennial plant) Japan S. Hayashi et al., 1967* [158]
Di-n-amyl phthalate (19) Cryptotaenia canadensis DC. Japan S. Hayashi et al., 1967* [158]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Cryptotaenia canadensis DC. Japan S. Hayashi et al., 1967* [158]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Calliandra haematocephala Hassk. Flowering plant (Fabaceae) aerial parts GC/MS Egypt A.H.S. Abou Zeid et al., 2006 [155]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Cladophora fracta green algae GC/MS Different locations in Taiwan B. Babu and J.-T. Wu, 2010 [212]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Sargassum confusum brown macroalgae whole algae 1H NMR, 13C NMR, MS S.-Korea V.S. Ganti et al., 2006 [213]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Streptomyces nasri gram positive bacterium 1H NMR, 13C NMR Laboratory, Egypt M.Y.M. El-Naggar, 1997 [214]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Chlorella sp. single-celled green algae GC/MS Different locations in Taiwan B. Babu and J.-T. Wu, 2010 [212]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Launaea arboresens Flowering plant
(Asteraceae)
essential oil GC/MS Algerian Sahara A. Cheriti et al., 2006 [154]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Cinachyrella cavernosa (Lamarck) demosponge GC/MS Goa, India S. Wahidullah et al., 2015 [72]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Bangia atropurpurea red algae Taiwan C.Y. Chen, 2004
[141]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Hydrodictyon reticulatum water net
green algae
GC/MS Different locations in Taiwan B. Babu and J.-T. Wu, 2010 [212]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Microcystis aeruginosa freshwater cyanobacterium GC/MS Different locations in Taiwan B. Babu and J.-T. Wu, 2010 [212]
DI-n-butyl phthalate (5) Phormidium sp. cyanobacterium GC/MS Different locations in Taiwan B. Babu and J.-T. Wu, 2010 [212]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Undaria pinnatifida edible seaweed
(wakame, sea mustard)
14C natural abundance measurements Kanazawahakkei, Yokohama, Japan M. Namikoshi et al., 2006 [215]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Laminaria japonica brown algae 14C natural abundance measurements Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan M. Namikoshi et al., 2006 [215]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Stoechospermum marginatum (C. agardh) Kuetzing brown algae whole algae Goa, India S. Wahidulla, 1995 [169]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Ulva sp. edible green algae
sea lettuce
14C natural abundance measurements Yokohama Marine Park, Yokohama, Japan M. Namikoshi et al., 2006 [215]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Spirogyra sp. filamentous green algae (water silk) GC/MS Various locations in Taiwan B. Babu and J.-T. Wu, 2010 [212]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Caulerpa racemosa (O. Dargent) green algae volatile constituents GC/MS Egypt N.E. Awad, 2002 [168]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Streptomyces melanosporofaciens gram-positive bacterium S.-Korea D.-S. Lee, 2000 [216]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Streptomyces albidoflavus gram-positive bacterium Laboratory, India R. N. Roy et al., 2006 [217]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Trichoderma harzianum fungus GC/MS Nani, Allahabad, and Pipri, Faizabad, India A. Mishra et al., 2018 [194]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Rhizosphere actinomycetes gram-positive, filamentous bacterium Isolated from soil samples GC/MS Kota, Jaipur, Alwar, Udaipur in Rajasthan, India N. Kumari et al., 2020 [100]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Endophytic fungus of Rumex madaio Endophytic fungus 1H NMR, 13C NMR Putuo Island, Zhoushan, China X. Bai et al., 2019 [101]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Flowers of Sophora japonica var. violacea Japanese pagoda tree 1H NMR, 13C NMR Dalian, China J. Yang et al., 2018 [218]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Salicornia herbacea halophyte flowering plant 1H NMR, MS Yancheng City, Jiangsu, China X. M. Wang et al., 2013 [219]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Melodinus fusiformis Plant (Apocynaceae) leaf, twig GC/MS China D. Wang et al., 2012 [198]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Nocardia levis MK-Vl_113 actinobacterium MS of a mixture Guntur, India A. Kavitha et al., 2010 [220]
A. Kavitha et al., 2009 [97]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Streptomyces sp. strain 6803 gram-positive bacterium China M. Chen et al., 2009 [221]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Trichoderma asperellum filamentous fungus China C. Tian et al., 2016 [142]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Aspergillus niger filamentous fungus China C. Tian et al., 2016 [142]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Ipomoea carnea flowering plant (pink morning glory) 1H NMR and 13C NMR Puna, India E. Khatiwora et al., 2011 [222]
V.B. Adsul et al., 2012 [223]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Callianthemum taipaicum rhizomatous herb MS, 1H NMR, 13C NMR Taibai Mt., Shaanxi, China D.M. Wang et al., 2012 [224]
Di-n-butyl-phthalate (5) Zygomycale sp. marine sponge GC-MS J.A. Johnson et al., 2012 [225]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) (marine) Pseudomonas sp. PB01 gram negative bacterium 1H NMR, 13C NMR, COSY, DEPT, HMBC NMR GenBank Accession No. EU126129 V.L.T. Hoang et al., 2008 [179]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Paraconiothyrium variabile (fungus) on Aquilaria sinensis (plant) fungus producing agilawood GC/MS China J.L. Cui et al., 2013 [226]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Sisymbrium officinale hedge mustard (plant) Split, Croatia I. Blažević et al., 2010 [227]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Brevibacterium McBrellneri gram positive actinobacterium IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR MTCC, IMTECH, Chandigarh, India (procurement) M. Rajamanik-yam et al., 2017 [164]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Rheinheimera japonica KMM 9513T marine bacterium Sea of Japan N.I. Kalinovskaya et al., 2017 [165]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Exserohilum monoceras fungus GC/MS China Y. Chen et al., 2009 [228]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Pseudomonas stutzeri gram negative bacterium China X.J. Gu et al., 2011 [229]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Aspergillus parasiticus grown on hazelnuts fungus HPLC-MS P. Basaran et al., 2010 (authors qualify that the phthalate can be of anthropo-genic origin) [230]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Uncaria rhynchophylla Plant (Cat’s claw herb) NMR, MS China (market purchased material) Y.-L. Wang et al., 2018 [231]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Leucas zeylanica Ceylon slitwort
(Lamiaceae)
NMR, incl. 2D-NMR, MS Haikou, China N. Nidhal et al., 2020 [232]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Dolomiaea souliei Flowering plant (Asteraceae) China H. Wei et al., 2012 [233]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Durian fruit (peel) tree volatile constituents of fruit peel GC/MS China B. Zhang et al., 2012 [192]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Lantana camara L. Perennial shrub essential oil GC/MS China L. Ren et al., 2016 [184]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Sarcophyton glaucum Rough leather coral 1H NMR, 13C NMR, 2D-NMR Sanya Bay, Hainan
Island, China
C.X. Zhang et al., 2013 [189]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Lythrum salicaria Flowering plant whole plant GC/MS Sapporo, Japan E. Fujita et al., 1972 [200]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Verbena venosa, V. hybrida, V. supina, V. bonariensis Flowering plant volatile components of aerial parts GC/MS Nasar City, Cairo, Egypt H. Al-Amier et al., 2005 [234]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Trichoderma asperellum filamentous fungus culture filtrate GC/MS Pantnagar, India N.R. Bhardwaj et al., 2017 [190]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Coleus foskohlii
(Plectranthus barbatus)
Perennial plant essential oil GC/MS India S. Takshak et al., 2016 [235]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Rhizophora apiculata Mangrove plant leaf GC/MS Tamil Nadu, India C.C.J. Paranjothi et al., 2018 [236]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Lysimachia microcarpa (Primulaceae) essential oil GC/MS China Z. Ding et al., 1993 [237]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Capsicum chinense Chili pepper
(Solanaceae)
Root exudate GC/MS China X. Han, et al., 2015 [238]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Cupressus sempervirens Mediterranean cypress (Cupressaceae) bark and leaf GC/MS Al-Jabel Al-Akhdar Region, Libya M.E.I. Badawy et al., 2019 [239]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Tecoma radicans (Campsis radicans) Bignoniaceae leaf GC/MS Egypt F.A. Hashem et al., 2006 [207]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Morus alba White mulberry leaf GC/MS Aceh, Indonesia R. Nasution et al., 2015 [240]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Morus alba White mulberry leaf GC/MS China Y. Yang et al., 2011 [241]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Brosimum glaziovii Moraceae Leaf and branch GC/MS Botanical Garden, Sao Paulo, Brazil A. Coqueiro et al., 2014 [242]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Artocarpus nanchuanensis Moraceae Fruiting branch 1H and 13C NMR Nanchuan
District, Chongqing City, China
G. Ren et al., 2013 [243]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (5) Ficus benghalensis L. Moraceae Stem bark GC/MS Egypt F. Darwish, 2002 [244]
Dicyclohexyl phthalate (11) Sargassum confusum brown macroalgae whole algae 1H NMR, 13C NMR S.-Korea V.S. Ganti et al., 2006 [213]
Dicyclohexyl phthalate (11) Tecoma radicans (Campsis radicans) Bignoniaceae leaf GC/MS Egypt F.A. Hashem et al., 2006 [207]
Diethyl phthalate (7) Avicennia officinalis Indian mangrove GC/MS Tamil Nadu, India V.B. Bhimba et al., 2013 [245]
Diethyl phthalate (7) Streptomyces cheonanensis VUK-A gram-positive bacterium
(isolated from mangrove ecosystem)
Coringa, Gulf of Bengal, Andhra Pradesh U. Mangamuri et al., 2016 [246]
Diethyl phthalate (7) Vicia villosa Roth Hairy vetch (legume) Gyeongsan, S.-Korea M.T. Islam et al., 2013 [181]
Diethyl phthalate (7) Syzygium cumini Malabar plum (Myrtaceae) bark GC/MS Madhya Pradesh, India Mehta, B.K. et al., 2012 [211]
Diethyl phthalate (7) Undaria pinnatifida edible seaweed
(wakame, sea mustard)
14C natural abundance measurements Kanazawahakkei, Yokohama, Japan M. Namikoshi et al., 2006 [215]
Diethyl phthalate (7) Laminaria japonica brown algae 14C natural abundance measurements Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan M. Namikoshi et al., 2006 [215]
Diethyl phthalate (7) Ulva sp. edible green algae
sea lettuce
14C natural abundance measurements Yokohama Marine Park, Yokohama, Japan M. Namikoshi et al., 2006 [215]
2, 12-Diethyl-11-methylhexadecyl 2-ethyl-11-methylhexadecyl phthalate (96) Hippocampus kuda Bleeler seahorse Whole body HRMS, MS, IR, UV, 1H NMR, 13C NMR Zhoushan Island, Zhejiang, China Z.J. Qian et al., 2012 [173]
Y. Li et al., 2008 [152]
Di-n-heptyl phthalate (111) Trichoderma asperellum filamentous fungus culture filtrate GC/MS Pantnagar, India N.R. Bhardwaj et al., 2017 [190]
Di-n-hexyl phthalate (14) Cryptotaenia canadensis DC. Canadian honewort (perennial plant) Japan S. Hayashi et al., 1967* [158]
Di-n-hexyl phthalate (14) Ligusticum porteri Apiaceae callus, aerial part, root GC/MS Chihuahua, Mexico, D. Goldhaber-Pasillas et al., 2012 [170]
Di-n-hexyl phthalate (14) Verbena venosa, V. hybrida, V. supina, V. bonariensis Flowering plant volatile components of aerial parts GC/MS Nasar City, Cairo, Egypt H. Al-Amier et al., 2005 [234]
Di-n-hexyl phthalate (14) Flue cured tobacco
(Nicotiana)
Rhizosphere soils of Mengtong of
Shandong province, China
X. Ren et al., 2015 [145]
Di-n-hexyl phthalate (14) Trichoderma asperellum filamentous fungus culture filtrate GC/MS Pantnagar, India N.R. Bhardwaj et al., 2017 [190]
Di-n-hexyl phthalate (14) Ficus carica L Common fig volatile oil GC/MS China J. Tian et al., 2005 [247]
Diisobutyl phthalate (12) Telfairia occidentalis Hook Fluted pumpkin (Cucurbitaceae) seed GC/MS Uyo, Nigeria O.A. Eseyin et al., 2018 [248]
Diisobutyl phthalate (12) Amaranthus caudatus L. annual flowering plant GC/MS China L.Y. Qin et al., 2015 [98]
Isobutyl 2-pentyl phthalate (112) Trichoderma harzianum fungus GC/MS Nani, Allahabad, and Pipri, Faizabad, India A. Mishra et al., 2018 [194]
Di-isooctyl phthalate (16)*** Sclerotium cepivorum Fungus (Ascomycota) GC/MS Dakahlia and Gharbia,
Egypt
E.A. Elsherbiny et al., 2015 [249]
Di-isooctyl phthalate (16) Telfairia occidentalis Hook Fluted pumpkin (Cucurbitaceae) seed GC/MS Uyo, Nigeria O.A. Eseyin et al., 2018 [248]
Di-isooctyl phthalatex Amaranthus caudatus L. annual flowering plant GC/MS China L.Y. Qin et al., 2015 [98]
Di-isooctyl phthalate (16) Ficus carica L Common fig volatile oil GC/MS China J. Tian et al., 2005 [247]
Di-isononyl phthalate (DINP-2)**** (15) Pterocarpus erinaceus tree stem bark GC/MS Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria A.F. Gabriel et al., 2009 [250]
Di-isononyl phthalate (15) Sclerotium cepivorum Fungus (Ascomycota) GC/MS Dakahlia and Gharbia,
Egypt
E.A. Elsherbiny et al., 2015 [249]
Di-isononyl phthalate (15) Calliandra haematocephala Hassk. Flowering plant (Fabaceae) aerial parts GC/MS Egypt A.H.S. Abou Zeid et al., 2006 [155]
Di-isononyl phthalate (15) Caulerpa racemosa (O. Dargent) green algae volatile constituents GC/MS Egypt N.E. Awad, 2002 [168]
Di-isononyl phthalate (15) Codium tomentosum (Stackhouse) green algae volatile constituents GC/MS Egypt N.E. Awad, 2002 [168]
Di-isononyl phthalate (15) Sargassum confusum brown macroalgae whole algae 1H NMR, 13C NMR S.-Korea V.S. Ganti et al., 2006 [213]
Di-isononyl phthalate (15) Astragalus membranaceus Flowering plant (Fabaceae) root S.-Korea J.S. Kim et al., 1996 [251]
Di-isononyl phthalate (15) Stoechospermum marginatum (C. agardh) Kuetzing brown algae whole algae Goa, India S. Wahidulla, 1995 [169]
Di-n-pentyl phthalate (19) Trichoderma asperellum filamentous fungus culture filtrate GC/MS Pantnagar, India N.R. Bhardwaj et al., 2017 [190]
Di-n-pentyl phthalate (19) Sindora glabra tree (Fabaceae) leaf China J.F. Zhang et al., 2016 [252]
Di-n-pentyl phthalate (19) Chaenomeles sinensis
(Pseudocydonia sinensis)
Chinese quince
(deciduous tree)
fruit China H.Y. Liang et al., 2013 [253]
Di-n-pentyl phthalate (19)******* Codonopsis pilosula perennial flowering plant 1H NMR, 13C NMR, MS Tanchang country, Gansu Province, China N. Xie et al., 2017 [254]
Ditridecyl phthalate (40) Rhododendron arboreum Sm tree rhododendron
(Ericaceae)
flower GC/MS Punjab, India V. Gautam et al., 2016 [255]
Ditridecyl phthalate (40) Ficus carica L Common fig volatile oil GC/MS China J. Tian et al., 2005 [247]
Ethyl phthalate (62) Patrinia villosa Juss (Caprifoliaceae) essential oil GC/MS China X.P. Liu et al., 2008 [256]
Ethyl methyl phthalate (23) Carduus pycnocephalus L. Italian thistle essential oil GC/MS Al-Hada, Saudi Arabia L.A. Al-Shammari et al., 2012 [111]
Ethyl methyl phthalate (23) Datura stramonium L. Thorn apple stem GC/MS, FT-IR Turkey H. Durak and T. Aysu, 2016 [110]
Ethyl methyl phthalate (23) Isatis indigotica Dyer’s woad liposoluble constituents GC/MS China J. Wu et al., 2008 [112]
Ethyl methyl phthalate (23) Salvia sclarea L. Clary sage volatile oils GC/MS, GC/FTIR China J. Cai et al., 2006 [257]
n-Heptyl n-propyl phthalate (114) Curvularia senegalensis Filamentous fungus
(isolated from soil)
culture medium GC/MS Brazil E.M.F. Lucas et al., 2008 [108]
n-Hexyl phthalate (27) Hirsutella citriformis fungus GC/MS India A. Ramachan-dran et al., 2013 [258]
n-Hexyl n-propyl phthalate (113) Curvularia senegalensis Filamentous fungus
(isolated from soil)
culture medium GC/MS Brazil E.M.F. Lucas et al., 2008 [108]
2-(4-Hydroxybutyl)butyl methyl phthalate (116) Alnus nitida West Himalayan alder stem bark GC/MS Swat, Pakistan M. Sajid et al., 2017 [201]
Cyclohexyl phthalate (117) Polygonum aviculare Common knotgrass Essential oil GC/MS China F.Q. Xu et al., 2012 [259]
Decyl butyl phthalate (2 undefined isomers) (104) Curvularia senegalensis Filamentous fungus
(isolated from soil)
culture medium GC/MS Brazil E.M.F. Lucas et al., 2008 [108]
Decyl butyl phthalate (104) Telfairia occidentalis Fluted pumpkin (Cucurbitaceae) seed GC/MS Uyo, Nigeria O.A. Eseyin et al., 2018 [248]
Di-isoamyl phthalate (118) Cryptotaenia canadensis DC. Canadian honewort (perennial plant) Japan S. Hayashi et al., 1967* [158]
Di-isobutyl phthalate (12) Cryptotaenia canadensis DC. Canadian honewort (perennial plant) Japan S. Hayashi et al., 1967* [158]
Di-isobutyl phthalate (12) Streptomyces sp. strain 6803 gram-positive bacterium China M. Chen et al., 2009 [221]
Di-isobutyl phthalate (12) Rheinheimera japonica KMM 9513T marine bacterium Sea of Japan N.I. Kalinovskaya et al., 2017 [165]
Di-isobutyl phthalate (12) Aquilariae resinatum (Thymelaeaceae) volatile components GC/MS Hainan, China N. Lin et al., 2016 [260]
Di-isobutyl phthalate (12) Scaligeria nodosa flowering plant (Apiaceae) essential oil GC/MS Bamu Mt., Shiraz, Iran A.R. Jassbi et al., 2017 [261]
Di-isobutyl phthalate (12) Lantana camara L. Perennial shrub essential oil GC/MS China L. Ren et al., 2016 [184]
Di-isobutyl phthalate (12) Lythrum salicaria Flowering plant whole plant GC/MS Sapporo, Japan E. Fujita et al., 1972 [200]
Di-isobutyl phthalate (12) Trichoderma asperellum filamentous fungus culture filtrate GC/MS Pantnagar, India N.R. Bhardwaj et al., 2017 [190]
Di-isobutyl phthalate (12) Rhizophora apiculata Mangrove plant leaf GC/MS Tamil Nadu,
India
C.C.J. Paranjothi et al., 2018 [236]
Di-isobutyl phthalate (12) Holoptelea integrifolia Indian elm root, stem, leaf GC/MS India A. Kavitha et al., 2014 [195]
Di-isobutyl phthalate (12) Astilbe chinensis (Saxifragaceae) volatile oil GC/MS China T. Yang et al., 2011 [96]
Di-isobutyl phthalate (12) Capsicum chinense Chili pepper
(Solanaceae)
Root exudate GC/MS China X. Han et al., 2015 [238]
Di-isopropyl phthalate (42) Cinachyrella cavernosa demosponge GC/MS Goa, India S. Wahidullah et al., 2015 [72]
Di-n-octyl phthalate (20) Sargassum confusum brown macroalgae whole algae 1H NMR, 13C NMR, MS S.-Korea V.S. Ganti et al., 2006 [213]
Di-n-octyl phthalate (20) Sargassum wightii brown macroalgae India V.M.V.S. Sastry et al., 1995 [262]
Di-n-octyl phthalate (20) Salicornia herbacea halophyte flowering plant 1H NMR, MS Yancheng City, Jiangsu, China X. M. Wang et al., 2013 [219]
Di-n-octyl phthalate (20) Launaea arboresens Flowering plant
(Asteraceae)
essential oil GC/MS Algerian Sahara A. Cheriti et al., 2006 [154]
Di-n-octyl phthalate (20) Streptomyces parvus gram-positive bacterium
(from seawater and sediment samples)
GC/MS Suez Bay, Egypt H. Abd-Elnaby et al., 2016 [263]
Di-n-octyl phthalate (20) Nigella glandulifera Freyn. annual plant
(Ranunculaceae)
D.T.M. Nguyen et al., 2007 [151]
Di-n-octyl phthalate (20) Lonicera quinquelocularis translucent honeysuckle 1H NMR, 13C NMR Pakistan D. Khan et al., 2014 [133.134]
Di-n-octyl phthalate (20) Lythrum salicaria Flowering plant whole plant GC/MS Sapporo, Japan E. Fujita et al., 1972 [200]
Di-n-octyl phthalate (20) Trichoderma asperellum filamentous fungus culture filtrate GC/MS Pantnagar, India N.R. Bhardwaj et al., 2017 [190]
Diisooctyl phthalate (16) Fomitiporia punctata Fungus (Hymenochaetaceae) ethanolic extract GC/MS China F. Zhu et al., 2011 [193]
Diisooctyl phthalate (16) Trichoderma harzianum fungus GC/MS Nani, Allahabad, and Pipri, Faizabad, India A. Mishra et al., 2018 [194]
Di-n-octyl phthalate (20) Hibiscus micranthus Malvaceae root GC/Ms Telangana, India K.A. Kumar et al., 2011 [153]
Di-n-octyl phthalate (20) Cenchrus ciliaris Dhaman grass whole plant GC/MS Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India P. Singariya et al., 2015 [204]
Di-n-octyl phthalate (20)***** Euphorbia thymifolia annual plant whole plant GC/MS Madhya Pradesh, India R. Shrivastava et al., 2019 [264]
Di-n-octyl phthalate (20) Pachygone ovata climbing shrub India L.E. Amalarasi et al., 2019 [150]
Di-n-octyl phthalate (20) Saccharomyces cerevisiae baker’s yeast GC/MS M.M. Abdel-Kareem et al., 2019 [265]
Di-n-octyl phthalate (20) Plumbago zeylanica, Linn. herbaceous plant leaf GC/MS Jaipur, India I. Sharma et al., 2015 [266]
Di-n-octyl phthalate (20) Memnoniella fungus culture medium GC/MS Melghat forest, Amravat, India H. Dilip et al., 2015 [267]
Di-n-octyl phthalate (20) Coleus foskohlii
(Plectranthus barbatus)
Perennial plant essential oil GC/MS India S. Takshak et al., 2016 [235]
Di-n-octyl phthalate (20) Aloe vera succulent plant leaf GC/MS Tamil Nadu, India T. Jeevitha et al., 2018 [88]
Di-n-octyl phthalate (20) Vernonia amygdalina (Asteraceae) leaf GC/MS Zaria, Nigeria S.S. Bello et al., 2018 [268]
Di-n-octyl phthalate (20) Alstonia boonei Deciduous tropical-forest tree stem bark GC/MS Okpuje, Enugu State, Nigeria A.A. Imam et al., 2017 [175]
Di-n-octyl phthalate (20) Canthium parviflorum Lam. (Plectoria parviflora) (Rubiaceae) callus, leaf GC/MS Andhra Pradesh,
India
S.C. Kala et al., 2017 [202]
Di-n-octyl phthalate (20) Astilbe chinensis (Saxifragaceae) volatile oil GC/MS China T. Yang et al., 2011 [96]
Di-octyl phthalate (20)****** Suaeda glauca Seepweeds, halophilic plants stem, leaf, root GC/MS Hulunbuir, China X. Lu et al., 2019 [269]
Di-octyl phthalate (20)****** Puccinellia tenuiflora Alkali grass (Poaceae) stem, leaf, root GC/MS Hulunbuir, China X. Lu et al., 2019 [269]
Di-octyl phthalate (20)****** Cyanthillium cinereum Perennial plant essential oil GC/MS Tamil Nadu
India
J. Dharani et al., 2018 [270]
Di-octyl phthalate (20)****** Rhizophora apiculata Mangrove plant leaf GC/MS Tamil Nadu
India
C.C.J. Paranjothi et al., 2018 [236]
Di-octyl phthalate (20)****** Brassica juncea L. Mustard plant leaf GC/MS Punjab, India A. Sharma et al., 2017 [203]
Di-n-propyl phthalate (22) Holoptelea integrifolia Indian elm leaf, stem, root GC/MS India A. Kavitha et al., 2014 [195]
Di-n-propyl phthalate (22) Astilbe chinensis (Saxifragaceae) volatile oil GC/MS China T. Yang et al., 2011 [96]
Di-n-propyl phthalate (22) Lysimachia microcarpa (Primulaceae) essential oil GC/MS China Z. Ding et al., 1993 [237]
Di-n-propyl phthalate (22) Lysimachia nummularia aurea (Primulaceae) essential oil GC/MS China J.F. Wei et al., 2013 [271]
Diundecyl phthalate (109) Hygrophila auriculata Medicinal plant
(Acanthaceae)
GC/MS Tiruchirapalli District, Tamil Nadu, India A.Z. Hussain et al., 2013 [272]
Diundecyl phthalate (109) Magnolia officinalis (Magnoliaceae) volatile oil GC/MS China Y. Lu et al., 2011 [273]
Isodecyl octyl phthalate (119) Trichoderma harzianum fungus GC/MS Nani, Allahabad, and Pipri, Faizabad, India A. Mishra et al., 2018 [194]
2-Ethyldecyl 2-ethylundecyl phthalate (97) Hippocampus kuda Bleeler seahorse whole body HRMS, MS, IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR Zhoushan Island, Zhejiang, China Z.J. Qian et al., 2012 [173]
Y. Li et al., 2008 [152]
Ethyl heptyl phthalate
(120)
Curvularia senegalensis Filamentous fungus
(isolated from soil)
culture medium GC/MS Brazil E.M.F. Lucas et al., 2008 [108]
Ethyl 2-methylbutyl phthalate (121) Streptomyces cheonanensis VUK-A gram-positive bacterium (isolated from mangrove ecosystem) 1H NMR, 13C NMR, FT-IR, EI-MS Coringa, Gulf of Bengal, Andhra Pradesh U. Mangamuri et al., 2016 [246]
2-Ethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP, 26) Anabaena flos-aquae filamentous cyanobacterium GC/MS Different lo-calities, Taiwan B. Babu and J.-T. Wu, 2010 [212]
2-Ethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP, 26) Botryococcus braunii green algae GC/MS Different lo-calities, Taiwan B. Babu and J.-T. Wu, 2010 [212]
2-Ethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP, 26) Chlorella sp. single-celled green algae GC/MS Different lo-calities, Taiwan B. Babu and J.-T. Wu, 2010 [212]
2-Ethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP, 26) Cladophora fracta filamentous green algae GC/MS Different lo-calities, Taiwan B. Babu and J.-T. Wu, 2010 [212]
2-Ethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP, 26) Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii filamentous cyanobacterium GC/MS Different lo-calities, Taiwan B. Babu and J.-T. Wu, 2010 [212]
2-Ethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP, 26) Microcystis aeruginosa freshwater
cyanobacterium
GC/MS Different lo-calities, Taiwan B. Babu and J.-T. Wu, 2010 [212]
2-Ethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP, 26) Oscillatoria filamentous cyanobacterium GC/MS Different lo-calities, Taiwan B. Babu and J.-T. Wu, 2010 [212]
2-Ethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP, 26) Peridinium sp. marine dinoflagellate GC/MS Different lo-calities, Taiwan B. Babu and J.-T. Wu, 2010 [212]
2-Ethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP, 26) Peridinium bipes marine dinoflagellate GC/MS Different lo-calities, Taiwan B. Babu and J.-T. Wu, 2010 [212]
2-Ethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP, 26) Phormidium marine cyanobacterium GC/MS Different lo-calities, Taiwan B. Babu and J.-T. Wu, 2010 [212]
2-Ethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP, 26) Spirogyra sp. filamentous green algae (water silk) GC/MS Different lo-calities, Taiwan B. Babu and J.-T. Wu, 2010 [212]
2-Ethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP, 26) Trichoderma harzianum fungus GC/MS Nani, Allahabad, and Pipri, Faizabad, India A. Mishra et al., 2018 [194]
2-Ethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP, 26) Ligusticum porteri Apiaceae callus, aerial part, root GC/MS Chihuahua, Mexico, D. Goldhaber-Pasillas et al., 2012 [170]
2-Ethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP, 26) Telfairia
occidentalis Hook
Fluted pumpkin (Cucurbitaceae) seed GC/MS Uyo, Nigeria Eseyin et al., 2018 [248]
2-Ethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP, 26) Capsicum chinense Chili pepper
(Solanaceae)
Root exudate GC/MS China X. Han, et al., 2015 [238]
2-Ethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP, 26) Cupressus sempervirens Mediterranean cypress (Cupressaceae) bark and leaf GC/MS Al-Jabel Al-Akhdar Region, Libya M.E.I. Badawy et al., 2019 [239]
2-Ethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP, 26) Juniperus phoenicea Phoenicean juniper
(Cupressaceae)
Bark and leaf GC/MS Al-Jabel Al-Akhdar Region, Libya M.E.I. Badawy et al., 2019 [239]
2-Ethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP, 26) Sargassum wightii macro-algae IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR Tuticorn, Tamil Nadu, India D. Rosaline et al., 2016 [274]
Isobutyl n-butyl phthalate (95) Cryptotaenia canadensis DC. Canadian honewort (perennial plant) Japan S. Hayashi et al., 1967* [158]
n-Nonyl n-propyl phthalate (115) Curvularia senegalensis Filamentous fungus
(isolated from soil)
culture medium GC/MS Brazil E.M.F. Lucas et al., 2008 [108]
Diheptyl phthalate (111) Aloe vera Succulent plant gel GC/MS Tochigi, Japan I. Yamaguchi et al., 1993 [275]
Diheptyl phthalate** (111) Lythrum salicaria Flowering plant whole plant GC/MS Sapporo, Japan E. Fujita et al., 1972 [200]
Dinonyl phthalate** (107) Lythrum salicaria Flowering plant whole plant GC/MS Sapporo, Japan E. Fujita et al., 1972 [200]
n-Octyl phthalate (28) Chorisia chodatii Floss silk tree
(Malvaceae)
flower UV-VIS, 1H NMR, 13C NMR; MS Minia University campus, Minia, Egypt J. Refaat et al., 2015 [276]
n-Octyl phthalate (28) Aloe vera Succulent plant gel GC/MS Tochigi, Japan I. Yamaguchi et al., 1993 [275]

*please note: D.H. Hunneman, A cautionary note on phthalate esters of Cryptotaenia canadensis, Tetrahedron Lett., 1968, 1743-1743.
** not identified isomers ****DINP-2 are often produced as a mixture of isomers reported in 2011 to be composed of approx. 10% n-nonyl, 35-40 % methyloctyl, 40-45 % dimethylheptyl and 5-10 % methylethylhexyl (ECPI 2011b, ECHA 2012). Those manuscripts that describe the isolation of di-isononyl phthalates identify the molecules by GC/MS, so it may be reasonable to assume that these are mixtures of isomers if the phthalates are of anthropogenic origin. *****structure not conclusive from the paper ******isomer not formally specified *******authors noted that there was no certainty as to the origin of the compound xincompletely defined substance
(ECHA 2012) COWI, IOM Consulting and AMEC, Evaluation of new scientific evidence concerning the restrictions on DINP and DIDP contained in entry 52 of annex XVII to regulation (EC) NO 1907/2006 (REACH), final report volumes of DINP and DIDP, ECHA report, 2012; Accessed 14 April 2020 at: https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/a35fa99b-ed8f-4451-a4d5-f012e9ba69c7.
DIDP Information Centre, DINP Information Centre and DPHP Information Centre. The European Council for Plasticisers and Intermediates (ECPI). Accessed 14 April 2020 at: http://www.didp-facts.com/ , http://www.dinp-facts.com/ and http://www.dphp-facts.com/