Comments | misslynx: Nalgene must die

misslynx

Nalgene must die

Jun 04, 2007 21:11

If any of you use those spiffy Nalgene water bottles, like the one taikakettu has been toting around since January, you need to check out this site now:

Detox Nalgene

Apparently the bottles are made from polycarbonate plastic, which leaches Bisphenol A, a known endocrine disruptor which can cause all kinds of adverse effects ranging from PCOS to cancer to ( Read more... )

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Comments 21

eumelosdrizzle June 5 2007, 01:30:23 UTC

Holy crap! And to think we bought those in order to have safer water bottles. WTF!

thewronghands June 5 2007, 01:42:39 UTC

So did I. GRRR. I already have endocrine issues; that's the last thing I need. So much for that. Jerks.

misslynx June 5 2007, 02:24:26 UTC

Among the things it's suspected of causing is... PCOS! Also diabetes.

thewronghands June 5 2007, 08:19:20 UTC

Well, too late there. [rueful grin] Those predate the bottle by years, but I bet it's extra not good for me, starting from a position of "already screwed". I sent them an angry e-mail too, and linked from my LJ. Thanks for posting about this. Rarr.

I hope that everyone in your family is fine despite this; I'm glad that you caught it before it got really bad. [hugs]

tryst_inn June 5 2007, 01:34:03 UTC

See, now I'm glad I lost mine at the gym.

Hope your wife is okay??

misslynx June 5 2007, 02:28:25 UTC

See, now I'm glad I lost mine at the gym.

Good riddance to bad rubbish, I say.

Hope your wife is okay??

Incredibly frustrated and upset, but otherwise... Well, I guess we'll find out in July (that's when the twins are due). :-/

I'm just glad that she didn't get it until after the first trimester, when there's the greatest risk of miscarriage, was past, and that it hasn't yet been six months that she's had it. Apparently that's when they start hitting really dangerous levels, so I guess we can hope that whatever exposure she and the babies have had up to now maybe hasn't been too bad.

tamago23 June 5 2007, 01:45:15 UTC

Oh my. o_O That's just... yeah. I don't really have words for that.

misslynx June 5 2007, 02:25:03 UTC

And did you know they use the same stuff to make baby bottles?

Another excellent argument for breastfeeding...

tamago23 June 5 2007, 17:20:40 UTC

There's a class-action lawsuit going on right now regarding baby bottles leaching bisphenol-A.

lepke June 5 2007, 02:40:47 UTC

eww.
i know that when i freeze water in it i get white flakes in the water...i am going to stop using it! (and e-mail)

corbet June 5 2007, 04:15:43 UTC

Thanks for the anti-plastic checklist -- that's something I've been tackling lately, and it gave me a couple extra ideas for things to look at.