Health and Safety Issues With Plasticizers and Plasticized Materials

A computational analysis of the molecular mechanisms underlying the effects of ibuprofen and dibutyl phthalate on gene expression in fish

“…Some examples of emerging contaminants include plasticizers, plastic additives, personal care products, pharmaceuticals active compounds, surfactants, brominated flame retardants, and per fluorinated compounds [ 2 ]. Plasticizers and pharmaceuticals, in particular, offer a considerable environmental risk due to their global annual output totaling several kilotonnes [ 3 , 4 ].…”