Myths debunked.You've probably been warned about it before: Reusing plastic water bottles is dangerous. Or is it? According to the Web site plastics mythbuster.org, compiled by the American Plastics Council The American Plastics Council (APC) is a major trade association for the U.S. plastics industry. Through a variety of outreach efforts, APC works to promote the benefits of plastics and the plastics industry. (APC (1) (American Power Conversion Corporation, West Kingston, RI, www.apcc.com) The leading manufacturer of UPS systems and surge suppressors, founded in 1981 by Rodger Dowdell, Neil Rasmussen and Emanual Landsman, three electronic power engineers who had worked at MIT. ), Arlington, Va., there is no credence to the rumor that reusing PET water bottles can cause a harmful chemical carcinogen carcinogen: see cancer. carcinogen Agent that can cause cancer. Exposure to one or more carcinogens, including certain chemicals, radiation, and certain viruses, can initiate cancer under conditions not completely understood. (cited in the myth as diethylhydroxylamine, or DEHA DEHA Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate DEHA Diethylhydroxylamine DEHA Delaware Healthcare Association DEHA Desulfitobacterium Hafniense DEHA Disabled Employees Health Assistance (Missouri) ) in the plastic to leach over time. "Contrary to this hoax, PET bottles are not made with DEHA, an FDA-permitted additive used with some types of plastics to impart flexibility and other desirable qualities," according to plasticsmythbuster.org, which also points out that DEHA is the standard abbreviation for diethylhexyladipate, not diethylhyd roxylamine. In addition to looking up the status of a rumor about plastics, the site also shows users how to quickly research other Web rumors, whether they are about Nigerian banking scams or bogus viruses. |
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