Phthalates　are　a　group　of　industrial　chemicals　widely　used　in　many　commercial　applications.　The　general　population　is　exposed　to　phthalates　through　dietary　ingestion,　inhalation　and　dermal　absorption.　To　study　phthalate　pollution　that　Chinese　is　exposed　to,　we　have　invited　32　persons　and　determined　their　urinary　monoester　metabolites　of　five　commonly　used　phthalate　in　Chinese　population　and　estimated　the　daily　intake　values　derived　from　urinary　metabolites.　Monobutyl　phthalate　(MBP)　and　monoethylhexyl　phthalate　(MEHP)　were　present　in　more　than　70%　of　urine　samples.　The　highest　geometric　mean　levels　were　found　for　MEHP　(69.2ng/mL),　followed　by　MBP.　The　concentration　of　MEHP　was　15-70　folds　higher　than　German　and　American　studies.　Its　median　value　of　estimated　daily　intake　was　3-times　higher　than　the　TDI　(37　mu　g/kg　bodyweight/day).　Furthermore,　75%　of　the　subjects　(24　out　of　32　samples)　exceeded　the　TDI.　Mann-Whitney　U　tests　performed　on　daily　intake　of　the　phthalates　confirmed　that　the　female　and　male　were　not　significantly　different　and　Kruskal-Wallis　test　showed　that　age　was　not　associated　with　daily　intake　of　the　phthalates.　The　study　showed　that　the　Chinese　were　exposed　to　DEHP　to　a　much　higher　extent　than　other　regions.