Microplastics, phthalates, BPA and PFAS are all around us. What to know about these potentially toxic substances, how they ...
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The Hidden Dangers of Plasticizers: How These Everyday Chemicals Could Impact Your HealthPlasticizers have been detected all over the environment, including in the air and food. Here's how they could impact your ...
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The plastics crisis is now a global human health crisis, experts sayWe’re in the midst of a rapidly escalating global plastics crisis. More than 11 billion metric tons of virgin plastics were ...
Toxicology expert Dr Yvonne Burkart has warned against ever microwaving your food in plastic containers - and the reason ...
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It’s time to hold corporations accountable for the plastics crisis—and the bill could exceed $20 billion in the U.S. aloneThe impact of such wholesale disruption cannot be understated. A toxic soup of endocrine disruptors, polyfluoroalkyl ...
DEHP exposure may activate a hormonal pathway that signals an environmentally responsive receptor (AHR) to bind to DNA and ...
Colaiácovo — exposed roundworms to benzyl butyl phthalates — BBPs — which are chemicals added to plastic products to increase their flexibility. BBPs are found in many common consumer ...
However, she responded: "That's great, but it's still plastic." Dr Burkart closed: "It's still microplastic. It's still nanoplastic releasing. And it probably has phthalates [a group of chemicals that ...
And the label may not list all the chemicals to watch for-- BPA, BPS, and phthalates. The best way to cut your exposure is to avoid plastic. Stay away from bottled water. Drink out of glass or ...
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