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Comparison of
Health and Environmental Effects between four Phthalates
The aim of this peer reviewed comparison
is to put in perspective the potential dangers and risks of four phthalates
used mainly as plasticizers in PVC applications and help the non
specialist reader to make its opinion in these matters. The comparison is by
definition limited to the conclusions of the risk assessments of the four
phthalates published by ECB and already summarized as “Digests” by GreenFacts.
This without expressing any judgment or opinion neither in adding any new
element of information that could have been made available since the
publication of the original documents.
Based on the risk assessments published by the European Chemicals Bureau
(ECB)
- Source documents:ECB
- Summary & Comparison: GreenFacts
The global conclusions of the risk
assessments on DBP, DEHP, DINP and DIDP were:
- More research may be necessary on the environmental effects of DEHP,
DINP and DIDP;
- Children may be at risk through exposure from DEHP and DIDP in toys
and child-care articles;
- Babies, children and adults undergoing certain medical procedures
in which they are exposed to DEHP via medical equipment may be at a risk;
- In some workplaces, the exposure of workers to DBP and DEHP should
be reduced;
The comparison is organised in 6 tables
covering the various aspects of the four risk assessments
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Table 1. Regulatory classifications of DBP, DEHP, DINP and DIDP
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Table 2. Conclusions on the risk assessments of DNBP, DEHP, DINP and DIDP
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Table 3. Fate of the phthalates in the human body
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Table 4. Potential adverse effects of DBP, DEHP, DINP and DIDP
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Table 5. Potential environmental effects of DBP, DEHP, DINP and DIDP
- Table 6. Key physico-chemical properties of DBP, DEHP, DINP and DIDP
You can refer to the GreenFacts Digests for further details and have access, through the “level 3” of the Digest, to the corresponding part of the original risk assessment.
You can also refer to the
ECHA review reports published by the European
Chemicals Agency (these files are hosted on the ECHA website):
on DBP :dbp_echa_review_report_2010_6_en.pdf
on DEHP :dehp_echa_review_report_2010_6_en.pdf
on DINP :dinp_echa_review_report_2010_6_en.pdf
on DIDP :didp_echa_review_report_2010_6_en.pdf
