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BPA Leaches From Polycarbonate Bottles Into Humans

Posted by kdawson on from the glass-makes-a-comeback dept.

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."

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  1. Combined with Phyto-Estrogens from Soy Formula by Philip+K+Dickhead · · Score: 5, Funny

    This could grow tits on a frog.

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    1. Re:Combined with Phyto-Estrogens from Soy Formula by wjh31 · · Score: 4, Funny

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

    2. Re:Combined with Phyto-Estrogens from Soy Formula by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

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

    3. Re:Combined with Phyto-Estrogens from Soy Formula by RabidMoose · · Score: 5, Funny

      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.

    4. Re:Combined with Phyto-Estrogens from Soy Formula by CarpetShark · · Score: 4, Funny

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

      You're assuming he had a choice.

  2. Great! Science Schmience by forgot_my_username · · Score: 5, Funny

    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

  3. Re:soy milk by fractoid · · Score: 4, Funny

    "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.

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