Startling New Research Links Plastic Chemical to Hundreds of Thousands of Heart Disease Deaths

Startling New Research Links Plastic Chemical to Hundreds of Thousands of Heart Disease Deaths

A global study estimates that exposure to the plastic additive DEHP caused over 356,000 heart disease deaths in 2018, with most deaths occurring in rapidly industrializing regions. A new analysis of global population data suggests that daily exposure to certain chemicals used in plastic household products may be linked to over 356,000 deaths from heart [...]

Report highlights lasting dangers of plastic foam

ELLSWORTH — Knowledge of the negative environmental consequences of plastic products is almost as widespread as the use of the material itself, but a report last month from Oceana, the world’s largest ocean conservation association, zeros in on one particularly…

This Commonly Used Plastic Chemical Caused 350,000 Heart Disease-Related Deaths In 1 Year

People in Asia are exposed to levels up to six times higher than their counterparts in the West.