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Study about how Bisphenol A (BPA) lingers in the body.
The conclusion of the study is that BPA either enters the human body from sources other than food (ie water as in PVC pipes) or that it is stored in our fat cells, therefore just stays on and accumulates.

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USA Today on Human Cells and BPA
Summary about what BPA and its effects on humans.

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Health Canada adds bisphenol A to list of toxic substances
The toxic determination, issued in today's Canada Gazette, makes Canada the first country to classify as risky bisphenol A, the chemical building block for polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins. The government took the action based on worries that infants up to the age of 18 months might be inadvertently getting...
By Martin Mittelstaedt, October 18, 2008

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Los Angeles Times - Democrats want chemical in plastic investigated
Federal agencies are accused of ignoring the dangers of bisphenol A, which some experts think may harm the development of children's brains.
By James Hohmann, May 15, 2008

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New York Times - A Hard Plastic Is Raising Hard Questions
By TARA PARKER-POPE, April 22, 2008

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Los Angeles Times - Are BPA plastic's claims shatterproof?
Two views have emerged from the same research on whether the chemical in hard, clear polycarbonate plastics is bad for humans. Regardless of who's right, there are alternatives.
By Karen Ravn, May 19, 2008

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CBS news - Chemical In Plastic Bottles May Be Toxic
Bisephenol A, Used In Many Shatter-Proof Containers, Linked To Hormone Issues, Tumors.
April 16, 2008

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Science Daily
Endocrine Disruptors In Common Plastics Linked To Obesity Risk
May 15, 2008

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Associated Press
FDA official says baby bottles with Bisphenol A safe.
By KEVIN FREKING , June 10, 2008

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IS IT IN US?
This is a November 2007 study about how toxic chemicals from everyday products contaminate most Americans’ bodies.

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Newsweek - The Chemicals Within
This Newsweek article talks about the toxic substances found within our bodies courtesy of chemical companies that make common household items.

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BABY BOTTLES…
A hormone-disrupting toxic chemical known to be a developmental, neural, and reproductive toxicant—called bisphenol A—leaches from popular clear, plastic baby bottles, according to a new report released in February 2007 by Environment California Research and Policy Center.

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PLASTICS, DIOXINS, PHTHALATES, ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS…
In the early 1990s, the Endometriosis Association made the breakthrough discovery linking endometriosis to environmental contaminants. It found that 79% of a group of rhesus monkeys at Harlow Primate Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison developed endometriosis after exposure to dioxin (PCBs are in the dioxin family).

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This is a fact sheet by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) about a chemical that may be found in some public or private drinking water supplies. Phthalates are plasticizers. Plasticizers are what make plastics malleable. The EPA has found that the most commonly used phthalate can to potentially cause anything from mild gastrointestinal disturbances, nausea, and vertigo short-term to liver and testes damage, reproductive effects and cancer long-term.

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This is an article from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences about how chemicals in every day products such as detergents, plastics, pesticides, etc. can have adverse effects on humans and animals. Describes endocrine disruptors and how they affect us.

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LIFESTYLE CHANGES…

Five steps to make changes to your lifestyle by Healthy Child Healthy World (formerly known as CHEC - Children's Health Environmental Coalition). This organization is dedicated to protecting the health and well being of children from harmful environmental exposures.

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What is global warming? What is your environmental footprint? How can you better support the environment? TerraPass helps individuals to reduce their impact on the environment.

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List of Known and Probable Carcinogens

Here you can find out what a carcinogen is and how they are classified. There is a long list with many technical terms, but also a shorter list with everyday vocabulary. It includes Industrial Processes, Occupational Exposures, Infectious Agents, Chemicals, and Radiation.

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