Phthalates

Videos

Articles

• Phthalates are everywhere, and the health risks are worrying. How bad are they really?- The Guardian
• Phthalates- Are They Safe? – CBS News
• Phthalates: why you need to know about the chemicals in cosmetics – The Guardian
• Phthalates: Your Soap May Be Hurting You – Health Central
• Would You Like Phthalates With That? Fast Food Contains Industrial Chemicals: Report – US News
  

• Fighting Phthalates These harmful chemicals are lurking in countless products, but companies don’t have to tell us which ones. Follow these tips to reduce your exposure. – NRDC
• Phthalates in Cosmetics – FDA
• Phthalates – EWG
• Phthalates – Safe Cosmetics
• Why phthalates should be banned in consumer products – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Babies

• Chemicals in plastics damage babies’ brains and must be banned immediately, a group of scientists says – CNN

Cancer

• Children’s exposure to phthalates may increase their risk of cancer, study finds – Consumer Affairs
• Exposure to phthalates — the ‘everywhere chemical’ — may increase children’s cancer risk — ScienceDaily

Children

• What are phthalates, and how do they put children’s health at risk? – The Conversation

Diabetes

• Phthalate chemicals in nail polish, hair sprays tied to raised diabetes risk in women – CBS News

Feminization of Boys

• ‘Gender-bending’ chemicals found to ‘feminise’ boys – New Scientist
• Plastic chemicals ‘feminise boys’ – BBC

Genital Malformation

• Plastics chemicals cause genital malformation in male infants – NaturalNews.com

Infertility

• This Chemical Can Impair Fertility, but It’s Hard to Avoid – The New York Times

Premature Death

• Chemicals in Shampoo and Makeup Linked to Early Death, Study Finds – Insider
• Is a synthetic chemical in consumer products linked to early death? Here’s what this study found – WCVB
• Phthalates linked to premature deaths among older Americans – New York Post
• Phthalates: Study finds chemicals in consumer goods linked to early death – FOX News
• Phthalates, the ‘everywhere chemical,’ linked to premature deaths in new study/ Phthalates are in hundreds of products.- Today
• Synthetic chemical in consumer products linked to early death, study finds – CNN

Reproductive Harm

• Exposure to phthalates may raise risk of pregnancy loss, gestational diabetes – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
• Plastic’s harmful side effects: Chemicals in common household products disrupt the development of reproductive organs in unborn baby boys, scientists report – Salon.com

Academic Papers

Asthma / Allergies

• The Association between Asthma and Allergic Symptoms in Children and Phthalates in House Dust- A Nested Case–Control Study – NIH

Babies / Birth

• Association of Parental Preconception Exposure to Phthalates and Phthalate Substitutes With Preterm Birth – NCBI

• Levels of Phthalate Metabolites in Urine of Pregnant Women and Risk of Clinical Pregnancy Loss – PubMed

• Persistent Associations between Maternal Prenatal Exposure to Phthalates on Child IQ at Age 7 Years – PLOS ONE

• Prenatal exposure to a phthalate mixture leads to multigenerational and transgenerational effects on uterine morphology and function in mice – Science Direct

• Prenatal Phthalates, Maternal Thyroid Function, and Risk of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort – EHP

Children

• Phthalates and Children’s Health – ScienceDirect

  • Phthalates and Children’s Health – Sci-Hub.se

• Neurotoxicity of Ortho-Phthalates- Recommendations for Critical Policy Reforms to Protect Brain Development in Children – AJPH

Diabetes / Obesity

• Role of Environmental Chemicals in Diabetes and Obesity- A National Toxicology Program Workshop Review – NIH

Infertility

• Couples exposure to phthalates and its influence on in vitro fertilization outcomes – PubMed

• Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate suppresses estradiol and ovulation in cycling rats – PubMed

• Preconception urinary phthalate concentrations and sperm DNA methylation profiles among men undergoing IVF treatment: a cross-sectional study – Oxford Academic

• The association between semen quality in workers and the concentration of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate in polyvinyl chloride pellet plant ai – Sci-Hub.se

• Subchronic Exposure to Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate and Diisononyl Phthalate During Adulthood Has Immediate and Long-Term Reproductive Consequences in Female Mice  – Society of Toxicology – Oxford Academic

• Urinary concentrations of biomarkers of phthalates and phthalate alternatives and IVF outcomes – NCBI

• Urinary Phthalate Metabolite Concentrations and Reproductive Outcomes among Women Undergoing in Vitro Fertilization: Results from the EARTH Study – Environmental Health Perspectives

Hormone Disruption

• Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate Metabolites May Alter Thyroid Hormone Levels in Men. Environmental Health Perspectives – Sci-Hub

Medication

• Medications as a potential source of exposure to phthalates among women of childbearing age – PubMed

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

• Polycystic ovary syndrome and environmental toxins – PDF

Prevalence

• Phthalate Concentrations and Dietary Exposure from Food Purchased in New York State – NCBI

• Phthalates: The Everywhere Chemical – NIEHS – PDF

• Urinary Levels of Seven Phthalate Metabolites in the U.S. Population from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999–2000 – PDF

Reproductive Disruption / Mutation

• Environmental phthalate exposure in relation to reproductive outcomes and other health endpoints in humans – NCBI

• Exposure to phthalates- Reproductive outcome and children health. A review of epidemiological studies – SpringerLink

• Estimated Daily Phthalate Exposures in a Population of Mothers of Male Infants Exhibiting Reduced Anogenital Distance – Sci-Hub.se

• Phthalates and Baby Boys- Potential Disruption of Human Genital Development – PMC

• Phthalates – widespread occurrence and the effect on male gametes. Part 2. The effects of phthalates on male gametes and on the offspring – NIH

• Prenatal Phthalate Exposures and Anogenital Distance in Swedish Boys – Environmental Health Perspectives

Fast Food

Mac and Cheese

• How Scared Should You Be of Macaroni and Cheese? – The Atlantic

How To Avoid Phthalates: Chemicals in Cosmetics and Shampoos That May Be Killing Us – Bitchute