analysis of potentially toxic phthalate plasticizers used Kenya

  • analysis of potentially toxic phthalate plasticizers used Kenya
  • analysis of potentially toxic phthalate plasticizers used Kenya
  • analysis of potentially toxic phthalate plasticizers used Kenya
  • Are phthalates a health hazard?
  • Phthalates have been identified by a number of studies and reviews as some of the most hazardous chemical additives in plastics for health, in terms of likelihood of impact by recycling processes (Geueke et al., 2018), frequency of use in primary plastic products (Groh et al., 2019), and human health hazard score (Hahladakis et al., 2018).
  • Do phthalates from recycled plastics affect human health?
  • We found no reviews of epidemiological human studies on the impact of phthalates from recycled plastics on human health. We recommend that future research should use urine samples as exposure measures, consider confounders in analyses and measure impacts on female reproductive systems.
  • Can phthalates mimic plastic chemical exposure during cardiac surgery?
  • To mimic plastic chemical exposure during cardiac surgery, Shang et al. exposed mice to a cocktail of BPA and phthalates as they recovered from myocardial infarction (Shang et al., 2019). Rodents exposed to plastic chemicals had increased cardiac dilation, increased immune cell infiltration, and impaired recovery.
  • Does phthalate toxicity affect microbial diversity?
  • In recent years, many metagenomic profiles of phthalate-enriched soil have been constructed to analyze the effect of phthalate toxicity on soil enzymes and microbial diversity (Cheng et al., 2018; Ma et al., 2019). Several reports disclosed the gradual abolishment of microbial communities due to PAE contaminations along with the
  • Does exposure to phthalates affect neurodevelopment?
  • Ejaredar et al. (2015) also reported moderate evidence for an association between prenatal and childhood exposure to phthalates and adverse neurodevelopment measures. The low reliability review of four studies (Zarean et al., 2016) reported inconsistent evidence.
  • Does plastic packaging cause high phthalate levels?
  • Indeed, dietary DEHP intake closely correlates with the daily variation of DEHP metabolites in urine samples (Fromme et al., 2007) and higher urinary phthalate levels are associated with consuming food from plastic packaging (Giovanoulis et al., 2016).

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