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Danish to English: Dangerous Chemistry in the Blood General field: Medical
Source text - Danish 1. Farlig kemi i blodet – en introduktion
Vi er omgivet af industrielt fremstillede kemikalier, hvor vi går og står. De findes i de fleste forbrugerprodukter, som vi omgiver os med. I mange tilfælde gør kemikalierne produkterne bedre og livet lettere for os, men en del af kemikalierne har også uheldige eller direkte sundhedsskadelige bivirkninger. Nogle er for eksempel kræftfremkaldende, andre giver allergiproblemer og en del påvirker hormonsystemet hos både mennesker og dyr på en uønsket og utilsigtet måde. Den sidste gruppe af stoffer kaldes hormonforstyrrende stoffer.
Ftalater hører til de stoffer, som er mistænkt for at være hormonforstyrrende. Ftalater bliver tilsat PVC-plast for at gøre det blødt. Især på hospitalerne er der brug for, at blodposer, slanger, katetre og andet udstyr er blødt og bøjeligt, men desværre kan ftalaterne have negative effekter på patienternes sundhed, når de bliver optaget i kroppen. Forskning tyder på, at de kan skade frugtbarheden, ødelægge mænds sædkvalitet, give adfærdsforstyrrelser, leverskader, fedme og forskellige former for kræft. Ftalater er især skadelige for gravide, børn og for tidligt fødte samt for kronisk syge, og derfor er det meget uheldigt, at sårbare patienter risikerer at få ftalater i blodet via medicinsk udstyr.
Der findes megen forskning, som påviser hormonforstyrrende effekter af ftalater, og der findes alternativer på markedet, som ikke har nogen påvist hormonforstyrrende effekt. Alligevel er ftalaterne stadig tilladt i medicinsk udstyr. Det er altså muligt at udfase ftalater. Når man kan undgå brugen af bekymrende kemikalier, virker det meningsløst at udsætte patienter for nærkontakt med udstyr, hvorfra der kan overføres hormonforstyrrende stoffer til kroppen, og som dermed kan indebære en sundhedsrisiko.
I filmen ”Farlig Kemi i Blodet” forklarer forskere, politikere og repræsentanter for miljøorganisationer, hvad de mener om ftalaterne. Dette hæfte, som supplerer filmen, handler om ftalaternes kemi, om den forskningsbaserede viden om deres sundhedsskadelige effekter, om lovgivningen samt om alternativerne til ftalater.
Det Økologiske Råd
Oktober 2013
Translation - English 1. Dangerous chemistry in the blood - an Introduction
We are surrounded by industrially produced chemicals. They are found in most of the consumer products that we surround ourselves with. In many instances the chemicals make life better and easier for us, but some of the chemicals have unfortunate or directly harmful effects to our health. For example, some can cause cancer, some cause problems with allergies, and others affect the hormone systems of both humans and animals in an unwanted and unexpected way. The last group are called hormone disrupting chemicals.
Phthalates are one of a group of chemicals that are suspected of disrupting hormonal function. Phthalates are added to PVC to make the material softer. They are used in particular in hospitals where the blood transfusion bags, giving sets, catheters and other devices require materials to be soft. Unfortunately phthalates can have a negative impact on patients’ health when they are absorbed into the body. Research suggests that they can harm fertility and the semen quality of men, cause behavioural disorders, liver damage, obesity and various types of cancer. Phthalates are particularly harmful for pregnant women, children and premature babies as well as the chronically ill. For this reason it is especially unfortunate that these vulnerable patients risk receiving phthalates in the blood via medical devices.
There is a lot of research that demonstrated the endocrine disrupting effects of phthalates, and there are also alternatives that have not demonstrated these same effects. Despite this, the use of phthalates is still permitted in medical devices. It is actually possible to phase out the use of phthalates. When one can avoid the use of a suspicious chemical, it seems absurd to expose patients to close contact with these hormone disrupting chemicals when these can be absorbed by the body, which involves a risk to health.
The film Dangerous Chemicals in the Blood shows researchers, politicians and representatives of the environmental organisations explaining their views on phthalates. This leaflet which accompanies the film discusses the chemistry of phthalates, the scientific basis of the detrimental effects to health, the legal standpoint and alternatives to phthalates.
The Ecological Council
October 2013
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