"While it’s true that many companies are now manufacturing phthalate- or BPA-free products, scientists are concerned about substitute chemicals, too. Again, many of them are functionally similar to the chemicals of concern, like BPA and BPS." https://t.co/DS6tuaQBSa
The common phthalate substitute plasticiser ATBC has endocrine-disrupting potential in zebrafish and Japanese medaka, according to an in vivo study conducted by researchers in Japan and Malaysia. Find out more here: https://t.co/OGRa3w1RCW
C&EN: EU moves toward strict controls on 3 plastics chemicals and PFBS
ECHA wants to ensure that diisohexyl phthalate isn’t used as a substitute for other phthalates https://t.co/Z4jYqqjryt
Identifying Citric Acid Esters, a Class of Phthalate Substitute Plasticizers, in Indoor Dust via an Integrated Target, Suspect, and Characteristic Fragment-Dependent Screening Strategy #EST#MassSpec https://t.co/LtI8A86EMR
UBA using #humanbiomonitoring#HBM to identify emerging chemicals. #DINCH, #phthalate substitute, has quickly increased since introduced to the market, with concerns over their adverse effects to children.
Lab work done @IPA_Forschung @IpaResearch by @HolgerKoch17 group!