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Chemical Actions and Uses > Specialty Uses of Chemicals > Plasticizers

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Plasticizers  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Plasticizer

Scope note

  • Materials incorporated mechanically in plastics (usually PVC) to increase flexibility, workability or distensibility; due to the non-chemical inclusion, plasticizers leach out from the plastic and are found in body fluids and the general environment.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010968

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