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Tox Town - Phthalates - Toxic chemicals and environmental health risks where you live a... - 0 views

  • The human health effects of phthalates are not yet fully known but are being studied by several government agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and the National Toxicology Program's Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction. 
  • Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate is listed as "reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen" in the Twelfth Report on Carcinogens published by the National Toxicology Program. 
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Cross These Dangerous Toys Off Kids' Christmas List, Experts Say - 0 views

  • toxic levels of lead, cadmium, antimony and phthalates, said this year's "Trouble in Toyland" report from the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG).
  • f antimony, a toxic metal that has been classified as a cancer-causing agent.
  • Phthalates are chemicals suspected to cause developmental health effects. Cadmium is a toxic metal that can cause learning disabilities and kidney problems.
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CDC - NBP - Factsheet - Pthalates - 0 views

  • hthalates are a group of chemicals used to make plastics more flexible and harder to break.
  • Once phthalates enter a person's body, they are converted into breakdown products (metabolites) that pass out quickly in urine.
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