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6 environmental research studies reveal critical health risks from petro-plastic

Posted on October 03, 2008

In a series of environmental research studies, scientists call for regulatory action to prevent dire health effects of man's exposure to petroleum based plastics. Exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA), phthalates and flame retardants (PBDEs) are strongly associated with adverse health effects on brain development and reproductive organs of humans and laboratory animals, the scientists found. A special section in the October 2008 issue of Environmental Research, titled Plastic World , provides critical new research on these environmental contaminants and their adverse reproductive and behavioral effec...

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