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Is a Chemical in Plastic Bottles a Hazard to Humans?
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See that water bottle on your desk, or in your cup holder, or in your baby's stroller? Is there a chemical in it that's hazardous to your health?
If it's a clear, hard, polycarbonate plastic bottle, it might contain a compound called bisphenol A, also known as BPA. It can act as a synthetic estrogen, and it has been the subject of debate.
Does BPA leach into your drink, and if so, is it harmful?
A panel convened by the National Institutes of Health has now looked at research, with an eye toward the safety of pregnant women and young children.
Jane Adams, a neurodevelopmental toxicologist who was on the National Toxicology Program panel, says the panel discounted a number of worries but that the animal studies did raise some concern about the neural and behavioral effects of BPA.
Adams talks with Andrea Seabrook.
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