DINP Plasticizer Gets Booted Out in California

  • DINP Plasticizer Gets Booted Out in California
  • DINP Plasticizer Gets Booted Out in California
  • DINP Plasticizer Gets Booted Out in California
  • Are 'plasticizers' a problem in Southern California?
  • (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Urban populations in Southern Californian are facing chronic exposure to toxic airborne “plasticizer” compounds — two of which have already been banned from children’s products, a new study has found.
  • Do plasticizers linger in the air in Southern California?
  • But ultimately, they determined that both types of plasticizers have persisted in the air throughout Southern California. To draw their conclusions, the researchers tracked two groups of UC Riverside undergraduate students, who wore silicone wristbands designed to collect airborne chemical exposure data.
  • Can children's products contain DEHP or DINP?
  • A 2007 California law prohibited the manufacture, processing and distribution of children’s products containing DEHP or DiNP in concentrations exceeding 0.1 percent, as of January 2009. The federal government took similar action on these compounds, through the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008.
  • Is DINP a phthalate?
  • DINP belongs to a family of chemicals called phthalates, which are added to some plastics to make them flexible. DINP is one of the phthalates most frequently used in plastic products. Some polyvinyl chloride (PVC, vinyl) flooring, materials used in automobile interiors, wire and cable insulation, gloves, tubing, garden hoses, and shoes.
  • Where does DINP come from?
  • DINP can be gradually released from consumer products into indoor environments such as homes, schools, daycare centers, offices and cars. It settles on floors and other surfaces, and can accumulate in dust and air. Exposure can result from contact with products containing DINP.
  • Does DEHT reduce public exposure to DINP & DEHP?
  • Regardless of DEHT’s effects, the scientists stressed that its promulgation has not done much to decrease the public’s exposure to DiNP or DEHP. Concentrations of all three chemicals, they noted, were similar to those identified in unrelated studies on the East Coast.

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