Phthalates in Food Packaging, Consumer Products, and Indoor Environments

Molecular and Integrative Toxicology

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 31-59

  Rodgers, Kathryn M ^a   Rudel, Ruthann A ^a   Just, Allan C ^b  

^a SILENT SPRING INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

BBzP; Children s toys; Consumer products; DBP; DEHP; DEP; DiBP; DINP; DnBP; Female reproduction; Food; Food contact material; Food packaging; Intravenous bags; Male reproduction; Medical equipment; Neonatal intensive care unit; Phthalates; Plastics; Polyvinyl chloride; PVC; Reproductive toxicity; Sperm count; Testosterone; Vinyl

Indexed keywords

EID: 85065486617     PISSN: 21684219     EISSN: 21684235     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4471-6500-2_2     Document Type: Chapter

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