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Hazard identification and characterization of leachable chemicals from plastic ...
Dirven, Hubert; Bogusz, Aleksandra; Hans Bouwmeester; Busch, Mathias; Duflos, Guillaume; Eriksen, Gunnar S.; Fardilha, Margarida; Flores-Gomez, DanielaA recent study has suggested that plastics may contain more than 16,000 chemicals, including additives, processing aids, starting substances, intermediates and Non-Intentionally Added Substances. Plastic chemicals are released throughout the plastic life cycle, from production, use, disposal and recycling. Most of these chemicals have not been studied for potential hazardous properties for humans and in the env...
Exploring BPA alternatives - Environmental levels and toxicity review
Adamovsky, Ondrej; Groh, Ksenia J.; Białk-Bielińska, Anna; Escher, Beate I.; Beaudouin, R.; Mora Lagares, Liadys; Tollefsen, Knut Erik; Fenske, MartinaBisphenol A alternatives are manufactured as potentially less harmful substitutes of bisphenol A (BPA) that offer similar functionality. These alternatives are already in the market, entering the environment and thus raising ecological concerns. However, it can be expected that levels of BPA alternatives will dominate in the future, they are limited information on their environmental safety. The EU PARC project...