[HN Gopher] Exposure to phthalate compromises brain function in ...
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       Exposure to phthalate compromises brain function in adult
       vertebrates
        
       Author : PaulHoule
       Score  : 44 points
       Date   : 2024-11-06 21:00 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | rbanffy wrote:
       | Now, for fun, plot the percentage of people exposed to toxic
       | amounts over a map.
        
         | legulere wrote:
         | I don't think that there is so much geographical difference in
         | phthalate exposure. Exposure is through products used
         | throughout countries. Probably you will find some jobs being
         | correlated to higher exposure.
        
       | macrolime wrote:
       | How relevant is this for plastic food packaging?
        
         | readyplayernull wrote:
         | > Typically, plasticizers are not chemically bound to the
         | polymer, but can leak out over time and thus can affect humans
         | and other organisms.
         | 
         | I wouldn't risk heating food with any kind of plastic.
        
           | londons_explore wrote:
           | I'd like to see a study of the dosage from heating food in
           | plastic containers vs the risks from storing food in plastic
           | for days or weeks while in the supermarket, or transporting
           | water for food making in plastic pipes, or growing crops for
           | human consumption in phthalate contaminated land, or eating
           | food from cans lined with phthalates etc.
           | 
           | There are _so_ many potential sources, and it doesn 't really
           | make any sense to put effort into something that isn't a
           | substantial source.
        
       | zug_zug wrote:
       | Obviously this is baseless speculation, but I sure do wonder if
       | various psychological conditions that are so diverse and hard to
       | pin down (i.e. 3 out of these 9 symptoms around attention, social
       | behavior, or impulse control) are ultimately just going to be
       | proven to be purely biological. And since genetics can only
       | explain less than half of it, it sure seems that something
       | messing with chemical signaling would be a reasonable explanation
       | for the rest.
        
       | GuB-42 wrote:
       | Note: here, vertebrates = goldfishes
        
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