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May 26th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda FRIDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) — Phthalates in PVC flooring
materials can be absorbed by children’s bodies, a new study shows.
These chemicals — which are suspected to cause asthma, allergies and
other chronic diseases in children — can be ingested with food, by
breathing and through the skin, according to the researchers at Karlstad
University in Sweden.
Phthalates are softening agents found in construction materials and in
many consumer products, including toys, cleaning solvents and packaging.
PVC flooring contains phthalates, and research has shown that flooring is
a significant source of indoor dust in homes.
In this study, researchers analyzed urine samples from 83 children,
aged 2 months to 6 months, and found that levels of certain phthalates
(MBzP, which is related to BBzP) were higher in babies that had PVC
flooring in their bedrooms.
The researchers also found that levels of another phthalate related to
DEHP were lower in 2-month-old children if they were exclusively
breast-fed, with no supplements.
DEHP and BBzP are banned for use in toys for small children due to
health risks.
“With this study as a basis, we can establish that there are other
sources that should be taken into consideration in regard to the uptake of
banned chemicals,” study leader Carl-Gustaf Bornehag, a professor of
public health at Karlstad University, said in a Swedish Research Council
news release.
More information
The U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry has more
about phthalates.
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