Phthalates are in hundreds of products.
“I don't enjoy making economic arguments together with disease arguments. I think the fact that tens of thousands of Americans are dying as a result of these exposures is a mix of frightening and depressing,” Trasande, who is also a professor in the departments of pediatrics, environmental medicine and population health at NYU, told TODAY.
“The argument usually is that it’s too costly for the economy to even consider safer alternatives. This study says, hey, wait a minute. In fact, you had better change to safer alternatives because the costs to society are huge… were not designed with the human body in mind.”Trasande described them as a “motley crew of chemicals” with “different flavors.” Some are added to personal care products to preserve scent, others make plastics more durable.
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