[Pharmwaste] 4 articles on phthalates and bisphenol-A affecting developing males

[DeBiasi,Deborah]

Exposure to chemical may affect the genitals of baby boys. Baby boys are
more likely to have changes in their genitals - such as undescended
testicles and smaller penises - if their mothers were exposed to high
levels of a controversial chemical during pregnancy, a new study shows.
USA Today. 3 October 2008.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-10-02-Boy-genitals_N.htm

People face critical health risks from plastics. Exposure to plastic is
linked to adverse health effects on humans and lab animals, a slew of
new studies has confirmed. Indo-Asian News Service, South Asia. 3
October 2008. http://www.sindhtoday.net/world/25462.htm

Exposure to some plastics may hit men where it hurts. The latest
studies, published in a special section of the journal Environmental
Research, links Bisphenol-A, phthalates and the flame retardants known
as PBDEs with reproductive and behavioral effects. The Daily Green. 3
October 2008.
http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/phthalates-471002
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New studies raise concerns over critical health risks from plastic.
Plastic bottles, cans and other products have extremely harmful effects
on humans and laboratory animals, according to six environmental
research studies. Asian News International, South Asia. 3
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/new-studies-raise-conc
erns-over-critical-health-risks-from-plastic_100102976.html




Deborah L. DeBiasi
Email:   dldebiasi at deq.virginia.gov
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Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Office of Water Permit Programs
Industrial Pretreatment/Toxics Management Program
PPCPs, EDCs, and Microconstituents
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