good quality The Facts about DEHP/DOP

  • good quality The Facts about DEHP/DOP
  • good quality The Facts about DEHP/DOP
  • good quality The Facts about DEHP/DOP
  • What is a chemical name for DEHP?
  • Other names for this compound are dioctyl phthalate (DOP) and bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (BEHP). (Note that di-n-octyl phthalate, however, is the name for a different chemical.) Trade names used for DEHP include Platinol DOP, Octoil, Silicol 150, Bisoflex 81, and Eviplast 80. DEHP is a colorless liquid with almost no odor.
  • How does DEHP affect your health?
  • Workers in factories that make or use DEHP also breathe in higher-than-average levels of this compound. DEHP also can enter your body during certain medical procedures, and medical exposures are likely to be greater than any environmental exposures.
  • How do you get DEHP?
  • You can be exposed to DEHP through air, water, or skin contact with plastics that have DEHP in them. Food may also contain DEHP, but it is not certain how much. It is not clear, but it is likely that a little DEHP is transferred by skin contact with plastic clothing or other articles that contain DEHP.
  • What is DEHP used for?
  • The greatest use of DEHP is as a plasticizer for polyvinylchloride (PVC) and other polymers including rubber, cellulose and styrene. A number of packaging materials and tubings used in the production of foods and beverages are polyvinyl chloride contaminated with phthalic acid esters, primarily DEHP.
  • Where does DEHP come from?
  • Most DEHP that enters your body in food, water, or air is taken up into the blood from the intestines and lungs. DEHP can be introduced directly into your bloodstream if you get a blood transfusion, receive medicines through flexible plastic tubing, or have dialysis treatments.
  • Is DEHP harmful to humans?
  • Rats and mice appear to be particularly sensitive to some of the effects of DEHP. Thus, because certain animal models may not apply to humans, it is more difficult to predict some of the health effects of DEHP in humans using information from these studies. Breathing DEHP does not appear to have serious harmful effects.

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