The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on April 30, 2025, that it is requesting public comments on candidates who are interested ...

We all want healthy homes. If you have vinyl flooring or are considering installing vinyl floors, you may not have been warned about a potentially toxic issue.

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Both species’ ERs were activated by common plastic additives like bisphenol A (BPA), bisphenol S (BPS), 4-octylphenol (4-OP), and benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP). They were inhibited by known toxicants ...

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The new study, led by researchers at NYU Langone Health, puts the spotlight on one especially common phthalate: di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate — or DEHP for short. This chemical is used to make food ...

Exposure to phthalates may have caused over 356,000 deaths in 2018. India reported the highest number of phthalate-linked deaths at over 103,000. Phthalates are linked to various health issues ...

Led by researchers at NYU Langone Health, the current study focused on a kind of phthalate called di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP), which is used to make food containers, medical equipment ...

The new study, published Tuesday in the journal eBiomedicine, examined the impact of one phthalate — Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate, or DEHP — on global deaths across 200 countries and territories.