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Drinking from Plastic Bottles 'Increases Exposure to
Gender-Bending Chemical'

by Murray Wardrop

Scientists have demonstrated for the first time that polycarbonate
containers release the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) into liquid stored in
them.

BPA has been shown to interfere with reproductive development in animals
and has been linked with cardiovascular disease and diabetes in humans.





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so chilly lill' plastifiers ... this is the haps. i listened to a speaker the other day at mindshare (debaucherous enlightenment group in l-ay, cross pollinating incredible minds of many persuasions) and one speaker, david de rothschild, is building a sailboat entirely of plastic bottles and sailing from sf to sydney.

the amount of refuge dumped into the ocean has reached such a state that for every one plankton (billions of little organisms drifting the sea, i said organisms not orgasms you munchkin) for every one of these, there are SIX plastic bottles.

what's more, 40% of bottled water is simply regurgitated tap water. a cup of yum!


:*) ooo guess what else not on topic, a bit on me on smartmoney yesterday ...
momo link:: http://www.smsmallbiz.com/profiles/Stand_Out_Designer_Uses_Personal_Touch_To_Get_Handbags_in_Stores.html?cid=23

mindshare link:: http://www.mindshare.la/

plastiki boat link:: http://www.adventureecology.com/theplastiki/

plastic leaching article link:: <http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/05/22-0


have a g d.