SCIENCE ALERT - We live in a world where it is virtually impossible to escape plastics and their associated chemicals.
New evidence suggests that in southern California, the average urban resident's exposure to plasticizers – the substances used to soften plastics and make them more flexible – is "through the roof".
"No matter who you are, or where you are, your daily level of exposure to these plasticizer chemicals is high and persistent," concludes toxicologist David Volz from the University of California, Riverside (UCR).
"They are ubiquitous."