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What do plastics do to the immune system?
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Plastics: Manufacturing plastics can cause allergic reactions in some by the chemicals that create the plastics. Most hardened plastics would not influence the immune system. Trace amounts of plasticizer can be found in industrialized societies but their meaning in humans is still being studied.
Answered 6/16/2012
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