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A type of plastic or other synthetic material.

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  • DEHP is used as a plasticizer in polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
  • Made out of a polymer called polyvinyl pyrrolidone, they dissolve on contact with skin.
  • The plastics that di-n-butyl phthalate is used most in are called polyvinyl chloride plastics and nitrocellulose lacquers.
  • DEHP is used in many products that are made from plastic, but especially a plastic known as polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or vinyl.
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