Urban populations in Southern Californian are facing chronic exposure to toxic airborne “plasticizer” compounds — two of which have already been banned from children’s products, a new study has found.

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a multipurpose thermoplastic, is used for construction, floor coverings, packaging, bottles, coatings and tubing. PVC can be hard or flexible, based on the quantity of ...

Cyclists get dinged for finding phthalates in their blood but argue that the chemicals are ubiquitous in all people these days In the race to catch drug cheats, sports officials are turning to more ...

In the late 1920s, Waldo Semon presided over a marriage that would remain strong through the rest of the century. The B.F. Goodrich chemist mixed a hitherto unexploited polymer, polyvinyl chloride, ...

Data from three studies suggest that using trimellitates can reduce the amount of plasticizer that may migrate from PVC devices. Richard C. Adams The use of plasticized polyvinyl chloride (PVC) for ...

After 20-plus years in limbo, a proposed rule by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to add the plasticizer diisononyl phthalate (DINP) to a list of toxic chemicals is back on the agenda. On ...

BASF plans to start production of the plasticizer diethylhexyl terephthalate, also known as DOTP, in Pasadena, Texas, by 2017. The product, a non-ortho-phthalate polyvinyl chloride plasticizer, has ...

Effective October 31, 2026, the ban on distributing products containing phenol, isopropylated phosphate (3:1), or PIP (3:1), will have significant ramifications for manufacturing industries, such as ...

Fairlawn, Ohio — The plasticizer market is facing some economic challenges in 2023. Flooring demand in the U.S. declined in 2022 and is on pace to decline again in 2023. Luxury vinyl tile — a ...

New research raises health and safety concerns over DINCH, a commonly used plasticizer found in products such as medical devices and food packaging. Kristopher Sturgis DINCH (1,2-Cyclohexane ...