Daily exposure to a type of phthalate—chemicals commonly used in polyvinyl chloride products like piping, medical tubes and bags, and cling films—may be linked to more than 13 percent of deaths from heart disease globally in 2018, according to a new study.
The research specifically implicates di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP), a type of forever chemical used to make plastics more flexible, as a significant public health threat, was attributed to more than 350,000 heart disease deaths among people aged 55 to 64 worldwide.
