How Does BPA Affect Animals and the Environment?
This widely used chemical compound has been shown to mimic hormones and disrupt endocrine systems in animals.
Source: treehugger.com
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This widely used chemical compound has been shown to mimic hormones and disrupt endocrine systems in animals.
For years it would not have been possible to use the word “silence” in the same sentence with BPA (bisphenol A). The safety of BPA has been a long-running, robust controversy, in particular regarding concerns that BPA might cause health effects at exposure levels in the very low range that we as consumers might experience every day.
U.S. regulators have repeatedly punted on a crackdown on BPA even as their European counterparts have charged ahead.