First of all thanks for posting this at all. I was wondering about it myself, and you've cleared up the uncertaintly.
Secondly, thanks for such a toughtfu, detailed, footnoted post about this. The only thing I would disagree with is your advice to throw it out-- you don't have to throw it out. Since it's Bisphenol A, it can be recycled. ;-) cheers, Forest Mars On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 1:47 PM, Web Project <w...@kluger.com> wrote: > > Congratulations to everyone who helped make Joomla day happen. > > One quick comment about the clear plastic water bottle that was part of the > swag: > > Do NOT drink water from it! Throw it out! > > My wife is a science journalist (writes for Wired, Wall St Journal, > National Geographic, etc). She took one look at it and told me to throw it > away. Since the bottom of the bottle is stamped with the "7" recycle number, > that means that it is made from Bisphenol A. > > Factsheets issued by The Centers for Disease Control -- > http://www.cdc.gov/ExposureReport/pdf/factsheet_bisphenol.pdf > and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences National > Toxicology Program on Bisphenol A: > http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/docs/bpa-factsheet.pdf > > Notes: > > 1. The NTP has *“some concern“* for effects on the brain, behavior, and > prostate gland in fetuses, infants, and children at current human exposures > to BPA. > > > 2. The same government agency advises people to: Avoid plastic containers > with the #7 on the bottom. > > > 3. The CDC says that "When laboratory test animals are dosed during > pregnancy, BPA has been shown to have hormone-like effects on the developing > reproductive system and neurobehavioral changes in the offspring." > > > As my wife points out, the government is usually accused of underplaying > risks. > > > The problem is that the Bisphenol A can add Estrogin to whatever is stored > in the bottle. Adding Estrogin to your diet is usually not a good idea for > guys. And it can cause problems for women too. > > > So be safe: throw away drinking bottles that have the "7" in the recycle > symbol. > > > The effect is small, so no worries if you've already drunken from the > bottle. But throw it away now. > > > Regards, > > > Larry > > ps. Since not everyone at the Joomla Day is on this dist list, I suggest > that this information be sent to everyone who registered for the conference. > > _______________________________________________ > New York PHP SIG: Joomla! Mailing List > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/joomla > > NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online > http://www.nyphpcon.com > > Show Your Participation in New York PHP > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php > -- -- "In theory, theory and practice are exactly the same. In practice, they're completely different." ------------------------------------------------------------------ This email is: [ ] private: do not forward [ x ] o.k. to forward [ x ] o.k. to blog [ ] ask first -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPsdk version 1.7.1 (C) 1997-1999 Network Associates, Inc. and its affiliated companies. (Diffie-Helman/DSS-only version) iQA/AwUBRkjTLDbz7LySoccvEQJDcQCguZZj4M4kOVOlOX4CtbgR0rppsdovAjra 3RRXIlkdzuYI0YJz4WyvKlTn =MLhk -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------ The New TLDs are Here! Switch to Name.Space: http://namespace.org/switch Support new domains & keep free media free! Register yours today! https://secure.name-space.com/registry
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