thehey change the activy of our h hormones, ourur sex hormones, in a variety y of different way. >> we're seeing c children statarting pubertrty at youngerr ages. so there are many little girls that have, for example, breast buds by the age of 7 in the african american community and 8 inin the white community. this is too young for our children. >> 980 endocrine disrupting chemicals have now been identified. among the most ubiquitous are a class of compounds called phthalates, bisphenol a, and flame retardants, including pbdes, chemicals so common that almost all of us have them inside our bodies. >> so you may have vinyl floors, you m may have vinyl shower curtains, you may have vinyl toys that your kids are using.. those, if it's soft and pliable plaststic, it's leaching pthalates, which are known to be toxic, into the environonment where you getet exposed. >> pthalates are in many common products, including food packaging, building materials, and pharmaceuticals. they're in our cars, and even in new car smell. they're used in cosmetics to hold fragrance and help products to more effect