A New Plastic Bottle Concern
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May 21, 2009
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Download video directlyBisphenol A might be the attention getter as far as chemicals in plastic bottles are concerned, but researchers in Germany have found that another plastic, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), may contain chemicals that mimic human estrogen. Watch this videocast to learn what type of bottles are affected.
Reference: "Endocrine disruptors in bottled mineral water: total estrogenic burden and migration from plastic bottles" by Martin Wagner and Jorg Oehlmann, in the journal Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2009), volume 16, pp. 278 - 286.
