Phthalates, bpa, pfoa, and atrazine are chemicals that don't degrade rapidly, and they are readily taken up by cells in the body, thus posing serious environmental health challenges. they (as a group) are referred to as

Endocrine disruptor

Explanation:

This means that the four substances, even they are used in different areas like gardening, plastics or pots, all of them change the endocrine system in humans because they imitate the natural hormones and the body stops to produce them or starts to produce more hormones than the body needs.

They are correlate with some illness like cancer, thyroid problems and infertility.