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The illustration at the top of the article shows plastic drink bottles, which are unlikely to contain BPA. According to Wikipedia, the most likely BPA sources i

The illustration at the top of the article shows plastic drink bottles, which are unlikely to contain BPA. According to Wikipedia, the most likely BPA sources in the food supply would be from the linings of metal cans: > As a result of the presence of BPA in plastics and other commonplace materials, most people are frequently exposed to trace levels of BPA. The primary source of human exposure is via food, as epoxy and PVC are used to line the inside of food cans to prevent corrosion of the metal by acidic foodstuffs. Polycarbonate drinks containers are also a source of exposure, although most disposable drinks bottles are actually made of PET, which contains no BPA.[1] Polycarbonates are the rigid plastics like the ones used in reusable water bottles, but many such bottles are now BPA-free. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_A#Exposure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_A#Exposure

in3d 3y ago
BPA substitutes are probably not any better. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6387873/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6387873/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651321003213 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S014765132... https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2115308119 https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2115308119 https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/many-bpa-free-plastics-are-toxic-some-are-worse-than-bpa https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/many-bpa-free-plasti...
sumthingsumthng 3y ago
People used to bury stuff in their gardens, e.g. Plastic & Asbestos. Imagine you bury it on a hill and a bit further down, say, 20 meters, they have a little garden with radishes and onions and potatoes and stuff and in a little greenhouse in between there are tomatoes growing. Insects are crawling all over the place and micey beings are doing their thing. There's cats and birds and stuff is happening. And it gets warmer every year and the kids and grandkids are playing and building and burning things and they love the fruits and vegetables coming out of and around this garden. Multiply this by a neighborhood. And remember, 60, 70 years ago, lefties, hippies and scientists have put effort into warning people.

in3d 3y ago

BPA substitutes are probably not any better. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6387873/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6387873/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651321003213 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S014765132... https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2115308119 https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2115308119 https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/many-bpa-free-plastics-are-toxic-some-are-worse-than-bpa https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/many-bpa-free-plasti...

sumthingsumthng 3y ago

People used to bury stuff in their gardens, e.g. Plastic & Asbestos. Imagine you bury it on a hill and a bit further down, say, 20 meters, they have a little garden with radishes and onions and potatoes and stuff and in a little greenhouse in between there are tomatoes growing. Insects are crawling all over the place and micey beings are doing their thing. There's cats and birds and stuff is happening. And it gets warmer every year and the kids and grandkids are playing and building and burning things and they love the fruits and vegetables coming out of and around this garden. Multiply this by a neighborhood. And remember, 60, 70 years ago, lefties, hippies and scientists have put effort into warning people.