Plasticizers environment and health

In conclusion, it is likely that more composite materiak, recycled plastics and formulations containing fewer environment-and health damaging additives will be present in collections of the future. Plastic electronics are likely to raise the technological complexity of plastics materiak in collections. 

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Nazer, I.K. and Mosoud, H.A. Residues of dicofol on cucumber grown under plastic covers in Jordan, J. Environ. Sci. Health, B21(5) 387-399, 1986. 

PCBs were once used in industrial applications, particularly as electrical insulating fluids and as heat-exchange fluids, until concern over possible adverse effects on the environment and on human health resulted in the cessation of PCBs production and an ultimate ban on manufacture in most countries. PCBs were discovered over 100 years ago and their production and commercial use began in 1929. Because of their remarkable electrical insulating properties and their flame resistance, they soon gained widespread use as insulators and coolants in transformers and other electrical equipment where these properties are essential. For several decades, PCBs were also routinely used in the manufacture of a wide variety of common products such as plastics, adhesives, paints, varnishes and carbonless copying paper [2], Despite their ban almost a quarter of a century ago, these pollutants are largely diffused in the environment. Their presence is mainly due to their... 

Moore RW, Rudy TA, Lin T -M, et al. 2001. Abnormalities of sexual development in male rats with in utero and lactational exposure to the antiandrogenic plasticizer. Environ Health Perspect 109 229-237. 

These procedures can be used as a powerful tool for solving complex interaction problems between plastic materials and foods, drugs, chemicals and other environments in protecting consumer health, one of the principal aims of food contact materials and articles regulations. The methods, results and their evaluation presented in this chapter encompasses all material developed in the book s previous chapters. 

Growing public concern about the environment and the potential health risks associated with plastics has prompted extensive research into developing new and more health and environmentally friendly plasticizers. 

Phthalate Information Centre Polyisocyanurate Insulation Association Plastics and the Environment Plastics and Health Polystyrene Packaging American Plastics Council (APC)... 

FR compound under review is deca-BDE, a common FR that is heavily used in plastics for electrical applications (such as television sets) and in PP textile fibers and PO wdre and cable coverings. However, in 2004, the European Union EU Risk Assessment on deca-BDE found "no identifiable risks" to human health or the environment and exempted this material from being banned. Many other questionable ER ingredients, including antimony uiox-ide, are currently undergoing the EU Risk Assessment process (which can take over 10 years to complete), as well as the European REACH chemical regisua-tion process [1-1, 3-4, 5-6, 5-15). 

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