A Reference Guide to Health Issues of Plastics and Polyhalogenated Compounds Including Phthalates, Plasticizers, Monomers, and More

By: Sand, Charlene

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This book provides comprehensive information about health issues concerning plastics and polyhalogenated compounds. Due to their insolubility in water and relative chemical inertness, pure plastics generally have low toxicity in their finished state. However, plastics often contain a variety of toxic additives, traces of which can leach out of the plastic when coming into contact with food. Some compounds leaching from polystyrene food containers have been found to interfere with hormone functions and are suspected human carcinogens. Read about these and other health issues, including the carcinogenic and teratogenic components of plastic, its role as an endocrine disruptor, and much more.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 127619093X
• ISBN13: 9781276190930
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Webster's Digital Services
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.4" x 9.7"