Solutions to Hazardous Plasticizers Germany

  • Solutions to Hazardous Plasticizers Germany
  • Solutions to Hazardous Plasticizers Germany
  • Solutions to Hazardous Plasticizers Germany
  • Are plasticizers a problem in Germany?
  • We found an increasing number of substitutes in the German part of the three major European rivers Rhine, Danube and Elbe, as well as other waters in Germany. As a result, the total burden of plasticizers in the aquatic environment has hardly changed since 2005.
  • Do phthalates and plasticizers exist in German rivers?
  • The aim of this study was to obtain spatial-temporal trends for DEHP and its substitutes in German rivers. We have investigated suspended particulate matter (SPM) samples from the German Environmental Specimen Bank (ESB) for the presence of 23 plasticizers, i.e. 17 phthalates and 6 non-phthalates.
  • Do European phthalates reduce plasticizer levels in the aquatic environment?
  • The European restriction on the use of LMW phthalates is not efficiently reducing the levels of plasticizers in the aquatic environment. We found an increasing number of substitutes in the German part of the three major European rivers Rhine, Danube and Elbe, as well as other waters in Germany.
  • Which plasticisers are most commonly used in Western Europe?
  • DINP and DIDP are currently the most widely used plasticisers in Western Europe. Of an approximately constant total consumption of plasticisers, their share increased from 35% in 1999 to 67% in 2008. According to the action group “PVC and Umwelt” (“PVC and the environment”) the share of DEHP fell over the same period from 42% to 17.5%.
  • Why are phthalate plasticizers banned in the EU?
  • The use of some phthalate plasticizers has been successively restricted in the EU since the late 1990s due to their endocrine disrupting (ED) properties, especially in sensitive applications for humans, such as baby products, children's toys, cosmetics and food packaging [31, 33, 34, 35].
  • What is plasticizer phthalate based?
  • Plasticizer is a chemical substance capable of making plastics softer, and phthalate is one of the most common materials to achieve it. However, phthalate-based plasticizer has often been blamed for disrupting the hormone system and thus been restricted from toys and furniture.

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