Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Metal water bottles may leach BPA

Metal water bottles may leach BPA
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332291/title/Metal_water_bottles_may_leach_BPA

"The estrogen-mimicking pollutant traces to a polymer resin lining affected bottles

Consumers who switched from polycarbonate-plastic water bottles to metal ones in hopes of avoiding the risk that bisphenol A will leach into their beverages aren't necessarily any better off, a new study finds. Some metal water bottles leach even more BPA — an estrogen-mimicking pollutant — than do ones made from the now-pariah plastic."

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