Phthalate ester plasticizers--why and how they are used.

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Graham, P. R.
Copyright Year	1973
Abstract	Phthalate esters have been found in the environment. They have also been detected in humans and animals. We do not know how they enter the environment nor do we know if they present a hazard to mankind. Strong evidence exists pointing to the natural occurrence of the phthalate moiety. However, we do not know to what extent these natural sources contribute to the total amount found in the environment. This meeting of industrial, academic, medical, and government scientists from many disciplines will give the public, whom we all serve, a better understanding of these issues than if we individually pursued our separate courses. The public deserves the best scientific opinions we can give them opinions based on meaningful research and interpreted with unemotional perspective. The objective of this presentation is to provide specific aspects of plasticizer technology and market data necessary for environmentalists and toxicologists to understand the possible points of entry of these phthalate esters into the environment or the human body: the esterification process; ester transport; polymer-plasticizer process; enduses; disposal; natural sources. Only a small portion of the storehouse of plasticizer technology can be reported here. Phthalates are used in virtually every major
Starting Page	3
Ending Page	12
Page Count	10
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DOI	10.1289/ehp.73033
PubMed reference number	4712540
Journal	Medline
Volume Number	3
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.73033
Journal	Environmental health perspectives
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article