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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Cytotoxic
and oncological waste products would be regulated meant for wastewater
treatment facilities in the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region>
would be subject to pretreatment regulations of the treatment plant of their
destination.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Many
of these compounds also have other potential effects and may not be regulated
simply on their cytotoxicity or oncogenicity values. Some of them may have to
be disposed of as hazardous wastes and not through the publicly owned treatment
works.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I
suggest that the management of the pretreatment program in the discharge area
be contacted for more specific information.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Akin Babatola<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Lab/Environmental Compliance Manager WWTF<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>831.420.6045<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-----Original
Message-----<br>
From: pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of pharmwaste-request@lists.dep.state.fl.us<br>
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 7:02 AM<br>
To: <st1:PersonName w:st="on">pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us</st1:PersonName><br>
Subject: Pharmwaste Digest, Vol 33, Issue 11</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Send
Pharmwaste mailing list submissions to<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<st1:PersonName w:st="on">pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us</st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>To
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http://lists.dep.state.fl.us/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharmwaste<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>or,
via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>
pharmwaste-request@lists.dep.state.fl.us<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>You
can reach the person managing the list at<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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pharmwaste-owner@lists.dep.state.fl.us<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>When
replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>than
"Re: Contents of Pharmwaste digest..."<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Today's
Topics:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>
1. Katherine Hahn is out of the office. (Katherine_Hahn@URSCorp.com)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>
2. FW: disposal of cytotoxic effluent (Tenace, Laurie)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>
3. Lawmakers to ban toxins (phthalates) in kids' products<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>
(DeBiasi,Deborah)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>----------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Message:
1<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Date:
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:34:12 -0400<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>From:
Katherine_Hahn@URSCorp.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Subject:
[Pharmwaste] Katherine Hahn is out of the office.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>To:
<st1:PersonName w:st="on">pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us</st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Message-ID:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>
<OFDD9C6A25.1A5DD19A-ON85257491.005B05D0-85257491.005B05D0@urscorp.com><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Content-Type:
text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I
will be out of the office starting Fri 07/25/2008 and will not return<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>until
Mon 08/11/2008.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I
will respond to your messages when I return. Should you need immediate<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>assistance,
please contact Carrie Robinson at (518) 688-0015.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Date:
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>From:
"Tenace, Laurie" <Laurie.Tenace@dep.state.fl.us><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Subject:
[Pharmwaste] FW: disposal of cytotoxic effluent<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>To:
<<st1:PersonName w:st="on">pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us</st1:PersonName>><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Message-ID:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>
<21FA2802388E16418A98250FDEDB3FDEBFDCCE@tlhexsmb5.floridadep.net><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Content-Type:
text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Question
from a non-member of the list serve.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Laurie
J. Tenace<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Environmental
Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Florida
Department of Environmental Protection<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=3
face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>2600</span></font></st1:City>
Blair Stone Road, <st1:State w:st="on">MS</st1:State></st1:place> 4555<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=3
face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Tallahassee</span></font></st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">Florida</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">32399-2400</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>PH:
(850) 245-8759<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>FAX:
(850) 245-8811<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Laurie.Tenace@dep.state.fl.us<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Mercury
web pages:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/categories/mercury/default.htm<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Unwanted
Medications web pages:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/categories/medications/default.htm<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Please
Note: <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Florida</st1:place></st1:State>
has a very broad public records law. Most written<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>communications
to or from state officials regarding state business are public<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>records
available to the public and media upon request. Your e-mail is<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>communications
and may therefore be subject to public disclosure.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>From:
Joshi, Suneel [mailto:Suneel.Joshi@emcure.co.in]<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sent:
Monday, July 28, 2008 12:14 AM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>To:
<st1:PersonName w:st="on">pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us</st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Subject:
disposal of cytotoxic effluent<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sir,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Can
you suggest deactivation of cytotoxic / Oncological contaminated effluent<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>before
taking it into effluent treatment plant?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Suneel
Joshi.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Manager
- EHS<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>EMCURE
PHARMACEUTICALS LTD. Hinjwadi.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Lawmakers
to ban toxins in kids' products<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>White
House, chemical lobby say health concerns over phthalates unproven<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>By
Lyndsey Layton<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The
<st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Washington</st1:place></st1:State>
Post<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>updated
12:08 a.m. ET, Tues., July. 29, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Congressional
negotiators agreed Monday to a ban on a family of toxins found in children's
products, handing a major victory to parents and health experts who have been
clamoring for the government to remove harmful chemicals from toys.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The
ban, which would take effect in six months, would have significant implications
for <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region>
consumers, whose homes are filled with hundreds of plastic products designed
for children that may be causing dangerous health effects.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The
rare action by Congress reflects a growing body of scientific research showing
that children ingest the toxins by acts as simple as chewing on a rubber duck.
Used for decades in plastic production, the chemicals are now thought to act as
hormones and cause reproductive problems, especially in boys.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>It
also signals an important crack in the chemical industry's ability to fend off
federal regulation and suggests that the landscape may be shifting to favor
consumers. The movement to ban the toxins accelerated last year when <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">California</st1:place></st1:State> prohibited
their use in children's products.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>White
House may veto ban<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Earlier
this year, the country's largest retailer, Wal-Mart; the biggest toy seller,
Toys R Us; and Babies R Us told their suppliers that they will no longer carry
products containing the chemicals, known as phthalates, as of Jan. 1, 2009.
Toys containing these chemicals, however, will still be on many retail shelves
during the holiday season.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>White
House spokesman Tony Fratto said that President Bush opposes the ban but that
it is too early to say whether he will veto the measure, which is part of
popular legislation to reform the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Among
other things, the legislation would ban lead in children's products and would
give consumers access to a new database of complaints or accident reports for
goods. The measure also allows stiffer fines for violations and enhanced
enforcement of consumer safety laws.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Under
language finalized yesterday, House and Senate lawmakers agreed to permanently
ban three types of phthalates from children's toys and to outlaw three other
phthalates from products pending an extensive study of their health effects in
children and pregnant women.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Phthalates
make plastics softer and more durable and also are added to perfumes, lotions,
shampoos and other items. They are so ubiquitous that in one 1999 study, the
Food and Drug Administration found traces in all of its 1,000 subjects.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Chemical
industry has resisted regulation<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The
measure had wide support in the Senate, but it bogged down in the House, where
the chemical industry waged a costly battle to defeat it. The campaign was led
by Exxon Mobil, which manufacturers diisononyl phthalate, or DINP, the
phthalate most frequently found in children's toys. The company spent a chunk
of its $22 million lobbying budget in the past 18 months to try to prevent any
ban.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Daryl
Ditz, senior policy adviser at the Center for International Environmental Law,
said industry viewed the ban as a benchmark that might signal a shift in
Congress's willingness to toughen restrictions on toxins.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>"The
great fear is that if a big, established chemical like this can be driven from
the market, what's next?" he said.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Said
Andy Igrejas of the Pew Charitable Trusts: "The debate over this one set
of chemicals is a referendum on a broken system. Congress saw just how screwed
up the system is in protecting people from chemicals, especially
children."<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sen.
Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), who sponsored the measure, said yesterday that the
action is a first step toward moving the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region> closer to the
European model, where industry must prove the safety of a chemical before it is
allowed on the market.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>"Chemical
additives should not be placed in products that can impact health adversely
until they are tested and found to be benign," she said.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font
size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>U.S.</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region>
companies manufacture $1.4 billion worth of phthalates annually, and less than
5 percent of that is used in children's products, according to the American
Chemistry Council, which represents chemical makers.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Congress
putting children at risk?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sharon
Kneiss, a vice president at the trade group, said Congress acted prematurely.
"There is no scientific basis for Congress to restrict phthalates from
toys and children's products. With over 50 years of research, phthalates are
among the most thoroughly studied products in the world, and have been reviewed
by multiple regulatory bodies in the <st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region>
and <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place>," she said.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Exxon
Mobil contended that banning phthalates may inadvertently expose children to
greater risks, because manufacturers will be forced to use substitute chemicals
that may be even more hazardous.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>"What's
at stake is, in fact, children's safety," said Elissa Sterry, a vice
president at Exxon Mobil Chemicals. "If DINP is replaced by alternative
products, that's a potential risk to children."<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The
industry's position was repeated by Keith Hennessey, director of Bush's
Economic Policy Council, who wrote to the Senate saying that a ban could hurt
children.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>"Banning
a product before a conclusive, scientific determination is reached is
short-sighted and may result in the introduction of unregulated substitute
chemicals that harm children's health," he wrote.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Most
research on phthalates has been performed on rodents, and chemical makers say
there is no evidence that humans are similarly affected. They also contend that
children are exposed to phthalate levels far below the doses administered to
laboratory rats.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Studies
link chemicals linked to cancer<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>But
the first study involving human babies in 2005 raised questions about those
arguments. Federally funded research by the Center for Reproductive
Epidemiology at the University of Rochester Medical School, found that male
babies born to women with high levels of phthalates in their blood exhibited
changes related to low sperm count, undescended testicles and other
reproductive problems. In that study, the infants were exposed to phthalate
levels way below the doses administered in rat experiments. Other studies have
connected some phthalates to liver and kidney cancer.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Health
experts argue that dangers may be more significant from cumulative exposure,
because phthalates surround babies not only in toys and products but also in
breast milk if the mother has been exposed to the chemicals.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The
European Union banned six phthalates from children's products in 1999 and more
than a dozen other countries have done the same.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:State w:st="on"><font size=3 face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>California</span></font></st1:State>'s ban has been
followed by legislation in <st1:State w:st="on">Washington</st1:State> state
and <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Vermont</st1:place></st1:State>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Staff
writer Annys Shin contributed to this report.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Deborah
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