In assessing the amount of possible exposure to phthalates I had in a day, it was overwhelming to see how many times my food came into contact with plastic. Most of my exposure to phthalates came from plastic containers that my food and drinks sat in all day. The highest was the container I used to carry my sandwich around with me. Living in Arizona, I tend to overlook how hot it actually gets here and how that can have adverse effects on the things I carry around. Another proportion of my exposure came from the plastic bottles my water, milk and Gatorade were in. The water and Gatorade also had the same possible elevated exposure from carrying them around all
In assessing the amount of possible exposure to phthalates I had in a day, it was overwhelming to see how many times my food came into contact with plastic. Most of my exposure to phthalates came from plastic containers that my food and drinks sat in all day. The highest was the container I used to carry my sandwich around with me. Living in Arizona, I tend to overlook how hot it actually gets here and how that can have adverse effects on the things I carry around. Another proportion of my exposure came from the plastic bottles my water, milk and Gatorade were in. The water and Gatorade also had the same possible elevated exposure from carrying them around all