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diethyl phthalate

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diethyl phthalate [dī′eth·əl ′tha‚lāt]
(organic chemistry)
C6H4(CO2C2H5)2Clear, colorless, odorless liquid with bitter taste, boiling at 298°C; soluble in alcohols, ketones, esters, and aromatic hydrocarbons, partly soluble in aliphatic solvents; used as a cellulosic solvent, wetting agent, alcohol denaturant, mosquito repellent, and in perfumes.
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diethyl phthalate (DEP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP)] are used in personal-care products (e.
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate metabolites may alter thyroid hormone ... by Meeker, John D.; Calafat, Antonia M.; Hauser, Russ / Environmental Health Perspectives
These chemicals were diethyl phthalate, used in perfumes; dibutyl phthalate, used in nail polish and hard plastics; butyl benzyl phthalate, used primarily in flooring; and diisobutyl phthalate, used in paints, adhesives, and polyvinyl chloride plastics.
Gender measure: pollutant appears to alter boys' genitals by Harder, B. / Science News
The study found a correlation between damage to DNA in sperm and exposure to diethyl phthalate (DEP) at levels already present in the men.
Chemicals and cosmetics: such sweet poison by Women's Health Journal
 
 
 
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