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1. Toxic Chemicals, PHTHALATES - Environmental Working Group (EWG):
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 03:43 PM
23 hrs ago

These endocrine-disrupting “plasticizer” chemicals are everywhere in modern society. EWG helped get several of them banned in children’s toys, but they are still widely used chemicals that pollute almost everyone’s bodies.

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https://www.ewg.org/areas-focus/toxic-chemicals/phthalates

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