Polycarbonate Bottles Raise Questions

December 24, 2007 By BEN DOBBIN, AP Business Writer

(AP) -- Catching his breath at a fitness club, Matt McHugh took a gulp of water from his trusty, hard-plastic Nalgene bottle and pondered the idea of switching to an alternative made of glass, stainless steel or another kind of plastic.



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