>Heart disease deaths worldwide linked to chemical widely used in plastics First thing I thought of is how much DEHP is used is the hospital, including for med

>Heart disease deaths worldwide linked to chemical widely used in plastics First thing I thought of is how much DEHP is used is the hospital, including for medical devices implanted in the heart. Such as pacemakers, catheters, stents and valves. DEHP as a component is something like 30% of flexible tubing used in a hospital setting. Phthalates leach because they aren't integrated with the base plastic by design - that's how they work. Phthalates sit in between the polymer chains (such as PET), rather than being bonded to them, which is precisely what affords that material flexibility, and also why they leach so easily.