Exposure to a trio of chemicals found in many everyday household and industrial items may have contributed to millions of ...

Plastic pollution in particular poses a serious threat to all life on Earth because of the toxic nature of the chemical ...

Contact between plastics and package commodities also occurs in the products of the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries and similar considerations apply to these. Where direct contact occurs ...

In general, the direct determination of additives in plastics, as opposed to carrying out a preliminary extraction technique, such as is discussed in Chapter 2, is less time consuming and more ...

A recent study published in the journal Chemosphere raised concerns about food safety, warning that black plastic kitchen ...

A recent study reveals the alarming health and economic consequences of three common plastic additives: BPA, DEHP, and PBDEs. Researchers found that eliminating just two of these chemicals could ...

Three toxic chemicals commonly found in plastics have caused people worldwide to face premature deaths, chronic diseases and lower IQs, according to a new study co-authored by Yongjoon Park ...

Furthermore, the surging demand for electronics, pipes, cosmetics, and other products will also drive the global plastic additives market forward. The benefits of plastics, such as lightweight, high ...

“Our results still show that when toxic additives are used in plastic, they can significantly contaminate products made with recycled content that do not require flame retardancy,” says Megan ...

Hermit crabs could be mistaking pollution for food because of an additive released by waste plastics, researchers say. A University of Hull study of crabs off the Yorkshire coast revealed that a ...