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The Mahalo Top 7
- Wikipedia: Phthalates
- Reason Foundation: Phthalates and Human Health: Demystifying the Risks of... (July 2000)
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Phthalates and Cosmetic Products
- Green Guide: Body Burdened: CDC Study Finds Widespread Exposures to Phthalates... (July/August 2005)
- HealthDay: Many Babies Exposed to Chemicals (February 4, 2008)
- WebMD: Unsafe Toys Still on Store Shelves (November 22, 2005)
- YouTube: CEH Center's Dr. Galvez on Plastics and Childhood Exposure (Time 9:49)
Phthalates News
- Google News: Phthalates
- WebMD: Baby Shampoo Awash in Chemicals? (February 4, 2008)
- ABC News: Are Baby Products Harming Your Child? (February 4, 2008)
- Reuters: Babies absorb phthalates from baby products (February 4, 2008)
- HealthDay: Common Household Chemical Could Raise Breast Cancer Risk (December 6, 2007)
- Reuters: California OKs phthalates ban on children's products (October 15, 2007)
- ScienceDaily: Obesity In Men Linked To Common Chemical Found In Plastic And Soap (March 15, 2007)
- San Francisco Chronical: Parents needn't wait for legislation to shield kids from... (January 9, 2006)
Phthalates Facts and Information
- Wikipedia: Phthalates
- Chemical Body Burden: Body Burden Case Study: Phthalates
Phthalates Hazards
- Grist: Studies link common chemicals to reproductive harm (May 27, 2005)
- University of Rochester Medical Center: Phthalates Now Linked to Fat, Related Health Risks (March 14, 2007)
- New Scientist: 'Gender-bending' chemicals found to 'feminise' boys (May 27, 2005)
- Grist: Studies link common chemicals to reproductive harm (May 27, 2005)
Phthalates Clinical Studies and Research
- Environmental Health Perspectives: Concentrations of Urinary Phthalate Metabolites Are... (June 2007)
- Environmental Health Perspectives: Effects of Monobutyl and Di(n-butyl) Phthalate in Vitro... (March 2007)
- Environmental Health Perspectives: Decrease in Anogenital Distance among Male Infants with... (August 2005)
- Environmental Health Perspectives: The Relationship between Environmental Exposures to... (July 2003)
Phthalates Controversy
- HealthDay: Are Common Chemicals Feeding Obesity Epidemic?(March 15, 2007)
- STATS: Toy Tantrums - The Debate Over the Safety of Phthalates (January 30, 2006)
- Grist: Ever thought about the toxins in your sex toys? (December 6, 2005)
- News24: Sex toys contain toxins (August 9, 2006)