News tagged with tributyltin

Fetal exposure to PVC plastic chemical linked to obesity in offspring

Exposing pregnant mice to low doses of the chemical tributyltin – which is used in marine hull paint and PVC plastic – can lead to obesity for multiple generations without subsequent exposure, a UC Irvine study has found.

Health Jan 15, 2013 | 4.7 / 5 (3) | 0 |

Fetal exposure to tributyltin linked to obesity

Exposing pregnant mice to low doses of the chemical tributyltin (TBT) – which was used in marine antifouling paints and is used as an antifungal agent in some paints, certain plastics and a variety of consumer products ...

Overweight and Obesity Jan 24, 2013 | not rated yet | 0 |