BPA Leaches From Polycarbonate Bottles Into Humans

Linus the Turbonerd sends in the bulletin that BPA, a toxic chemical used in the production of polycarbonate, the plastic composing hard, clear water bottles, has been found to leach out of such containers, directly into the water that their users consume. "In addition to polycarbonate bottles, which are refillable and a popular container among students, campers and others and are also used as baby bottles, BPA is also found in dentistry composites and sealants and in the lining of aluminum food and beverage cans. ... 'We found that drinking cold liquids from polycarbonate bottles for just one week increased urinary BPA levels by more than two-thirds. If you heat those bottles, as is the case with baby bottles, we would expect the levels to be considerably higher. This would be of concern since infants may be particularly susceptible to BPA's endocrine-disrupting potential,' said Karin B. Michels, associate professor of epidemiology at HSPH and Harvard Medical School and senior author of the study."

Comments

Combined with Phyto-Estrogens from Soy Formula

[Philip K Dickhead]

This could grow tits on a frog.

Re:Combined with Phyto-Estrogens from Soy Formula

[gstoddart]

This could grow tits on a frog.

Hmmm .... so, do you mean that like growing a human ear on a mouse so you have an actual breast growing out of the back or a frog? Or do you mean a whole new market of cosmetic breast augmentation for frogs?

I'm just asking. Either way, I'm sure it would fast become a popular kind of porn for some people. ;-)

Cheers

Re:Combined with Phyto-Estrogens from Soy Formula

[wjh31]

excelent, ill start feeding my girlfriend soymilk from a polycarbonate bottle

Re:Combined with Phyto-Estrogens from Soy Formula

[Anonymous Coward]

You're dating a frog? Hey, whatever floats your boat mate...

Re:Combined with Phyto-Estrogens from Soy Formula

[No Grand Plan]

This could grow tits on a frog.

Hmmm .... so, do you mean that like growing a human ear on a mouse so you have an actual breast growing out of the back or a frog? Or do you mean a whole new market of cosmetic breast augmentation for frogs?

I'm just asking. Either way, I'm sure it would fast become a popular kind of porn for some people. ;-)

Cheers

Rule 34 strikes again...

Re:Combined with Phyto-Estrogens from Soy Formula

[RabidMoose]

This is Slashdot. Stealing a frog from the lab is the closest thing to a girlfriend he's likely to get for a long, long time.

Re:Combined with Phyto-Estrogens from Soy Formula

[CarpetShark]

You're dating a frog? Hey, whatever floats your boat mate...

You're assuming he had a choice.

Good News

[PingPongBoy]

This is the justification of beast feeding that I've been waiting for. Now, if you don't mind, I'm off to find a tit.

Unitil I return, all the breast, to you and yours.

Great! Science Schmience

[forgot_my_username]

Great! I think we should all go back to lead plumbing and lead pewter cups.... After a couple of generations, we won't have all these fancy "scientific" reports.... Instead we will have... "wite paint tastyer than blu paint"

refinance cost

Re:soy milk

[fractoid]

"Hey, that's a nice set of soybeans on that blond over there, I really like to soak her overnight in water and then give her a wet grinding."

Pedobear approves without quite knowing why.