Phthalates

• Phthalates

  National Research Council: EPA Should Pursue Cumulative Risk Assessment of Phthalates and Other Chemicals

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should examine whether combined exposures to chemicals known as phthalates could cause adverse health effects in humans, says a new report from the National Research Council.
• Phthalates

  Spotlight on Phthalates

  Phthalates are a group of chemicals used in the manufacture of plastics. Here\'s how they may affect your health.
• Phthalates

  Phthalates - Questions and Answers

  Phthalates are a group of chemicals used to soften and increase the flexibility of plastic and vinyl. They are used in hundreds of consumer products. Are they harmful?
• Health

  Human Exposure, Health Hazards, and Environmental Regulations

  The chemicals we\'re exposed to indoors, how they may affect our health, and what the government is - and perhaps isn\'t - doing about it.