THE EVERYWHERE CHEMICAL: PHTHALATE

Bilgin, Berk (2016) THE EVERYWHERE CHEMICAL: PHTHALATE. Other thesis, TED Ankara Koleji.

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Abstract

This study is about a chemical that we are facing in every area of our lives but unaware of. This chemical is called “phthalate”. This study also contains significant information about the usage and the labelling of this material. This chemical is known for its hazardous effect so the research question for this study is: “What will be the effects of the phthalate and how do the producers label it?”. The reason why I selected this as my research question is that there was some very big news about some shoe companies that had excessive amounts of phthalate in the making of it. It caused several health problems and this situation made me question where do we also see this carcinogen chemical and the information that I have gathered was enough for crating an essay. I also learned about the environmental effects of this substance. Phthalate is a substance which makes the plastics a bit more durable to external factors. That’s why nearly every plastic on the market has a bit of phthalate in it. The usage of this chemical makes the plastic more efficient and better to use in everywhere of our lives. That’s why I wanted to title my essay as:

Item Type: Thesis (Other)
Additional Information: Supervisor: Erhan İpek
Subjects: Q Science > QD Chemistry
Depositing User: Users 114 not found.
Date Deposited: 21 Sep 2016 06:14
Last Modified: 21 Sep 2016 08:40
URI: http://tedprints.tedankara.k12.tr/id/eprint/735

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