European Chemical Clampdown Reaches Across Atlantic
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - 18:35
in Earth & Climate
Hundreds of chemicals likely to be identified by the European Union (E.U.) as "substances of very high concern" are produced throughout the U.S., sometimes in large quantities. In fact, chemicals such as varieties of plastic-softening phthalates--linked to developmental and reproductive problems because they mimic hormones--are produced in excess of hundreds of million of pounds per year, according to a new report from Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) that is based on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data from 2001. [More]