Drinking water from plastic bottles raises toxic chemical's levels by 70pct.Byline: ANI Washington, Oct 17 (ANI): A new study, conducted by researchers from Harvard University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), agency of the U.S. Public Health Service since 1973, with headquarters in Atlanta; it was established in 1946 as the Communicable Disease Center. , has revealed that drinking water drinking water supply of water available to animals for drinking supplied via nipples, in troughs, dams, ponds and larger natural water sources; an insufficient supply leads to dehydration; it can be the source of infection, e.g. leptospirosis, salmonellosis, or of poisoning, e.g. from plastic bottles made with the toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA BPA British Paediatric Association. ) increases urinary levels of the chemical by nearly 70 percent. BPA is an industrial chemical that makes plastics hard and transparent, reports Environmental News Network. It is widely used in plastic drinking bottles, infant bottles and other consumer products, and also in resins that line cans of food and infant formula. The study, conducted on 77 student volunteers, showed that the chemical disrupts the hormonal system, potentially leading to reproductive defects as well as brain damage, cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular disease Disease that affects the heart and blood vessels. Mentioned in: Lipoproteins Test cardiovascular disease , cancer, obesity and diabetes. The study has been published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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