Drinking out of water bottles made from PET plastic may pose a human health risk, reveals a new study.
According to lead researcher Martin Wagner, Goethe University, Frankfurt, a questionable finger could be raised on the safety of the PET plastic water bottles.
Hazardous Chemical in Plastic Bottles Potential Cause for Metabolic Syndromes
Bisphenol A (BPA), the primary chemical used to produce hard plastics like bottles, can be a potential risk factor for metabolic syndrome and its consequences, according to a new research
Bisphenol A (BPA), the primary chemical used to produce hard plastics like bottles, can be a potential risk factor for metabolic syndrome and its consequences, according to a new research
And some yet-to-be-identified chemicals in these plastics seemed to have the potential to meddle with estrogen and other reproductive hormones.
"What we found was really surprising to us. If you drink water from plastic bottles, you have a high probability of drinking estrogenic compounds," ABC Science quoted Wagner as saying.
US Restaurants Begin to Boycott Bottled Water
The movement against bottled water is gathering momentum in US. Municipal authorities are moving in fast to ban it. Even eateries say no.
The movement against bottled water is gathering momentum in US. Municipal authorities are moving in fast to ban it. Even eateries say no.
Shanna Swan, an epidemiologist at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in New York, added maybe a revised review of so-called "safe" plastics was required.
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Bottled Mineral Water Contaminated With - Hormonal Estrogenic Chemicals!
Those who think mineral water is clean better think again, for a study in Germany has suggested that plastic mineral water bottles contaminate drinking water with estrogenic chemicals.
Those who think mineral water is clean better think again, for a study in Germany has suggested that plastic mineral water bottles contaminate drinking water with estrogenic chemicals.
She continued: "This raises questions about all plastic bottles."
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Issues Surrounding Drinking Water
Ensuring quality drinking water requires a holistic approach, including water security and concrete steps to prevent industrial pollution, argues a public health activist based in southern India.
Ensuring quality drinking water requires a holistic approach, including water security and concrete steps to prevent industrial pollution, argues a public health activist based in southern India.
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