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Health Effects

Skin

EWG Research on Chemicals linked to Skin


Related News Clips on Chemicals linked to Skin


Chemical Families related to Skin: Organophosphate Pesticides (OPs), Organochlorine Pesticides (OCs), Polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs), Bisphenol A & BADGE, Substituted benzenes, Phenols

Routes of Exposure related to Skin:

  • Consumer products: adhesives, detergents, paints and coatings
  • Environment: agriculture
  • Food: food residue, pesticide metabolite, pesticide residue
  • Found in people
  • Miscellaneous: occupational
  • Personal care products
  • Water: sewage sludge

Related Chemicals

triclosan, badge-4oh, heptachlor, pcn-5, pcn-19, pcn-6, pcn-44, pcn-25, pcn-45, pcn-9, view all...