Phthalates and Childhood Asthma, with Randi Bertelsen

EHP: The Researcher's Perspective

English - March 01, 2013 17:00 - 9 minutes - 6.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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Several studies have reported links between asthma in children and the presence of phthalates in dust from the children’s homes. But the presence of a chemical is not the same thing as exposure, so Norway’s Environment and Childhood Asthma Study has taken the research a step farther by measuring phthalates in the urine of children with and without asthma. In this podcast Randi Bertelsen discusses her recently published findings. Visit the podcast webpage to download the full transcript of this podcast.