• Medicine
• Published in Journal of internal medicine 2012
• DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2796.2012.02536.x

Can persistent organic pollutants and plastic-associated chemicals cause cardiovascular disease?

@article{Lind2012CanPO,
  title={Can persistent organic pollutants and plastic-associated chemicals cause cardiovascular disease?},
  author={Lars Lind and P Monica Lind},
  journal={Journal of internal medicine},
  year={2012},
  volume={271 6},
  pages={
          537-53
        }
}

• Lars Lind, P Monica Lind

During the last decade, associations between persistent organic pollutants (POPs), such as polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxins and pesticides, and cardiovascular (CV) risk factors and overt CV disease (CVD) have been reported in humans. Recently, associations between plastic-associated chemicals (PACs), such as bisphenol A and phthalates, and CVD have also begun to emerge. Several approaches to evaluating such associations have been used: accidents with a high level of exposure, occupational… CONTINUE READING

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