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[joomla] Joomla day: Don't use the water bottle

Gary Mort garyamort at gmail.com
Tue Oct 13 14:36:19 EDT 2009


For that matter, it can be used in other ways.  A dice carrier.  A mini
nature aquarium.  Pen holder.

On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 2:29 PM, forest mars <compustretch at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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 <web at 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.
>>
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