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In the October articles "Children's Centers Study Kids and Chemicals" [Environ Health Perspect 113:A664-A668 (2005)] and "Are EDCs Blurring Issues of Gender?" [Environ Health Perspect 113:A670-A677 (2005)], photographs and their captions erroneously imply that plastic drink bottles contain ortha-phthalates. Plastic drink bottles sold in the United States are made from polyethylene terephthalate Ter`eph´tha`late

n. 1. (Chem.) A salt of terephthalic acid.
 and do not contain orthophthalates. Also, at the end of the EDCs article, references are made to plastic wrap and Saran Wrap Noun 1. Saran Wrap - a thin plastic film made of saran (trade name Saran Wrap) that sticks to itself; used for wrapping food
cling film, clingfilm

plastic wrap - wrapping consisting of a very thin transparent sheet of plastic
. For clarification, neither plastic wrap nor Saran Wrap contains ortho-phthalates. EHP EHP
abbr.
1. effective horsepower

2. electric horsepower
 regrets these errors.

EHP regrets the incorrect and unintentional inference in "Paving Paradise: The Peril of Impervious Surfaces" [Environ Health Perspect 113:A456-A462 (2005)] that coal tar pitch coal tar pitch

a cause of severe hepatic necrosis in pigs that nibble at pitch-coated pens and floors. The syndrome includes anemia, jaundice and emaciation.
 is used in the actual hot-mix asphalt used to pave roads. Coal tar pitch is instead used in many sealcoat formulations used atop asphalt pavement. Findings published in the 1 August 2005 issue of Environmental Science & Technology suggest, in fact, that coal tar-based parking lot sealant may be a major contributor to stream loads of polycydic aromatic hydrocarbons, including many known carcinogens Carcinogens
Substances in the environment that cause cancer, presumably by inducing mutations, with prolonged exposure.

Mentioned in: Colon Cancer, Rectal Cancer
.

In Figure 1 of the article by Chen et al. [Environ Health Perspect 113:1723-1729 (2005)], the legend should have read (A) P[M.sub.10]; (B) P[M.sub.2.5], instead of (A) P[M.sub.2.5]; (B) P[M.sub.10].

In Figure 1 of the article by Tsan et al. [Environ Health Perspect 113:1784-1786 (2005)], the double bond between HN and boron boron (bōr`ŏn) [New Gr. from borax], chemical element; symbol B; at. no. 5; at. wt. 10.81; m.p. about 2,300°C;; sublimation point about 2,550°C;; sp. gr. 2.3 at 25°C;; valence +3.  was incorrect. The corrected figure appears below.
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Publication:Environmental Health Perspectives
Article Type:Correction Notice
Date:Jan 1, 2006
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