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Airborne plastic levels shock researchers (chronic DEHP/DiNP/DEHT exposure)

Southern Californians are chronically being exposed to toxic airborne chemicals called plasticizers, including one that’s been banned from children’s items and beauty products.

A new study documents how Southern Californians are chronically being exposed to toxic airborne chemicals called plasticizers, including one that’s been banned from children’s items and beauty products. Previous California monitoring programs focused on plasticizers called ortho-phthalates, some of which were phased out of manufacturing processes due to health and environmental concerns. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences also wants to increase the visibility of this study, one of only a few to document the phthalates’ presence in the air of urban environments.

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