Cyclists get dinged for finding phthalates in their blood but argue that the chemicals are ubiquitous in all people these days In the race to catch drug cheats, sports officials are turning to more ...

The latest adulterant in illicit fentanyl was not a sedative or other psychoactive substance but a plasticizer, and it spread across the U.S. in a relatively short period of time, a review showed.

After 20-plus years in limbo, a proposed rule by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to add the plasticizer diisononyl phthalate (DINP) to a list of toxic chemicals is back on the agenda. On ...

Non-phthalate plasticizer suggested as a potential alternative to DEHP. A recent study demonstrates that a non-phthalate plasticizer performs comparably to a phthalate plasticizer when used in red ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In the NHANES cohort, 3% of adolescents and young adults had metabolic syndrome. Higher phthalate and ...

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a multipurpose thermoplastic, is used for construction, floor coverings, packaging, bottles, coatings and tubing. PVC can be hard or flexible, based on the quantity of ...

In the late 1920s, Waldo Semon presided over a marriage that would remain strong through the rest of the century. The B.F. Goodrich chemist mixed a hitherto unexploited polymer, polyvinyl chloride, ...

Fairlawn, Ohio — The plasticizer market is facing some economic challenges in 2023. Flooring demand in the U.S. declined in 2022 and is on pace to decline again in 2023. Luxury vinyl tile — a ...