Bisphenol A and phthalates :: uses, health effects and environmental risks /

"Bisphenol A is a difunctional building block of several important plastics and plastic additives. Suspected of being hazardous to humans since the 1930s, concerns about the use of bisphenol A in consumer products were regularly reported in the news media in 2008 after several governments issue...

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Other Authors: Vaughn, Bradley C. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2010]
Series:Chemical engineering methods and technology.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:"Bisphenol A is a difunctional building block of several important plastics and plastic additives. Suspected of being hazardous to humans since the 1930s, concerns about the use of bisphenol A in consumer products were regularly reported in the news media in 2008 after several governments issued reports questioning its safety, causing some retailers to remove products made of it from their shelves. Additionally, phthalates, are esters of phthalic acid and are mainly used as plasticizers (substances added to plastics to increase their flexibility, transparency, durability, and longevity). They are primarily used to soften polyvinyl chloride. This book examines both bisphenol A and phthalates discussing and presenting numerous topical and related data on these compounds and their uses, health effects and environmental risks." --
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781616685140
161668514X

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