{"id":46133,"date":"2025-05-03T11:07:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T05:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=46133"},"modified":"2025-05-17T11:08:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T05:38:52","slug":"di-2-ethylhexyl-phthalate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/di-2-ethylhexyl-phthalate\/","title":{"rendered":"Di-2-ethylhexyl Phthalate (DEHP)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Di-2-ethylhexyl Phthalate (DEHP) Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>A recent study in The Lancet eBioMedicine found a strong correlation between exposure to Di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) and increased cardiovascular mortality, especially in the 55\u201364 age group.<\/p>\n<h2>About Di-2-ethylhexyl Phthalate (DEHP)\u00a0<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><i><strong>Di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP)<\/strong><\/i><strong>\u00a0is a synthetic chemical primarily used as a plasticiser<\/strong>, meaning it is added to plastics to\u00a0<strong>make them more flexible, durable, and resistant to breaking<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>DEHP is a colourless, oily liquid<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0<strong>little to no odour<\/strong>, and is\u00a0<strong>soluble in oils but not in water<\/strong>. It is\u00a0<strong>widely used in the manufacture of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastics<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alternate names for DEHP include Dioctyl Phthalate (DOP)<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Bis(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate (BEHP)<\/strong>, often found in industrial and consumer products.<\/li>\n<li><strong>DEHP is prevalent in everyday items<\/strong>, such as\u00a0<strong>food packaging materials, medical devices (like IV tubes), children\u2019s toys, shampoos, lotions, and vinyl flooring<\/strong>, making\u00a0<strong>human exposure widespread and continuous<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>In 2018, exposure to DEHP was linked to around 356,238 global deaths<\/strong>\u00a0in that age group, accounting for\u00a0<strong>over 13% of global cardiovascular deaths<\/strong>\u00a0for individuals aged 55\u201364.<\/li>\n<li><strong>India accounted for the highest number of DEHP-related cardiovascular deaths globally<\/strong>, with an estimated\u00a0<strong>103,587 deaths<\/strong>, nearly\u00a0<strong>one-third of the global burden<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>DEHP is known to cause<strong>\u00a0inflammation in coronary arteries<\/strong>, thereby\u00a0<strong>increasing the risk of heart attacks and strokes<\/strong>\u00a0over time.<\/li>\n<li>Apart from cardiovascular issues,\u00a0<strong>DEHP exposure is associated with multiple health disorders<\/strong>, including:\n<ul>\n<li>Obesity and Type 2 diabetes<\/li>\n<li>Hormonal disruptions and infertility<\/li>\n<li>Increased risk of certain cancers<\/li>\n<li>Premature birth and developmental disorders in infants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>About 75% of the global DEHP-related deaths occurred in regions like Asia, the Middle East, and the Pacific<\/strong>, highlighting the\u00a0<strong>disproportionate burden on developing countries.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/health\/these-regular-use-items-may-be-killing-you-india-has-highest-cardiovascular-mortality-linked-to-phthalates-finds-study\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DTE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) is a synthetic plasticiser used to make plastics more flexible, durable, and resistant to breaking in various applications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":46134,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[267,21,23],"class_list":{"0":"post-46133","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"tag-di-2-ethylhexyl-phthalate","9":"tag-prelims-pointers","10":"tag-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","11":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46133"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46133\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}