Dibutyl+Phthalate

There are many hazards that could come from Dibutyl Phthalate. It can affect you if it is breathed in and it can be absorbed through the skin. Using this could cause mutations and can cause reproductive damage, it can be toxic to the reproductive system and can cause harm to the unborn child. . Being exposed to it for to long could also cause headaches, nausea, drowsiness, and seizures. It can affect the nervous system and there is the risk of impaired fertility. This chemical is dangerous for the environment and is very toxic to aquatic organisms. Dibutyl Phthalate is also listed as Dibutyl Phthlate, it is used as a plasticizer, added to polymers to effect flexibility and/or toughness. It is also used as an insect repellant in clothing and a solvent for perfumes, oils, and textiles. It is also used in epoxy resins as a non-reactive solvent. Some symptoms of using Dibutyl Phthalate can be redness and pain if it gets in your eyes and Abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting if it gets ingested.
 * Hazards:**

DBP is produced by the reaction of n-butanol with phthalic anhydride. It is produced domestically by Eastman Chemical Company, but they have announced that they will end production and exit the DBP and DEP (diethyl phthalate) market in December 2011. With the exodus of all domestic producers the nearest supply option for DBP for U.S. customers is Miami Chemical which imports material from their manufacturing partners located in South America.
 * Production:**

DHP and DEHP have been found in food as a substitute for palm oil during a scandal in Taiwan. Among the kinds of foods were yoghurt powder, energy drinks, fruit jam, powder and syrup.
 * Food:**

DHP and [|DEHP] have been found in food as a substitute for [|palm oil] during a scandal in [|Taiwan]. Among the kinds of foods were yoghurt powder, energy drinks, fruit jam, powder and syrup

Production
DBP is produced by the reaction of [|//n//-butanol] with [|phthalic anhydride]. It is produced domestically by Eastman Chemical Company, but they have announced that they will end production and exit the DBP and DEP (diethyl phthalate) market in December 2011. With the exodus of all domestic producers the nearest supply option for DBP for U.S. customers is Miami Chemical which imports material from their manufacturing partners located in South America. Exposure Based on urine samples from people of different ages, the European Commission [|Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks] (SCHER) concluded that total exposures to individual phthalates in the general population are below tolerable daily intakes (TDI), except in the case of DBP for which efforts to further reduce exposures are needed

Food Contamination
DHP and [|DEHP] have been found in food as a substitute for [|palm oil] during a scandal in [|Taiwan]. Among the kinds of foods were yoghurt powder, energy drinks, fruit jam, powder and syrup.

Obesity
A study on [|CDC] data published in //Environmental Health Perspectives//, revealed that American men with abdominal [|obesity] or [|insulin resistance] (a precursor to [|diabetes] ) were more likely to have high levels of [|DEHP] and DBP metabolites in their urine than men without those problems.