New York Times. 6 Sept. 2010. Web. 21 Sept. 2010.
In this article Grady talks about the possible health issues of having the chemical bisphenol-A, commonly known as BPA, used as an element in production of plastic. Half a dozen states have banned BPA in children’s products due to a possible risk of endocrine disruption. There is the European Union that banned BPA as opposed to United States which believes it shouldn’t be banned unless there is proof of harm. The possibilities of obesity, diabetes, breast and prostate cancer, disorders of developing immune, cardiovascular and nervous systems, and also multigenerational effects caused by BPA are still under research (done mostly on rodents).
Grady has done a lot of research on BPA; on the use of BPA, its health issues, its progressive research, different peoples’ different opinion on it etc. this article is a good overview on BPA as component as well as its possible side effects reported by scientists and activists who are against its use. There has been reported a link between BPA and several diseases by a “presidential panel on cancer and environment”.
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