News tagged with water bottles
Researchers develop biodegradable substitutes for wood, plastic bottles and other common materials
Mar 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Stanford University researchers have developed a synthetic wood substitute that may one day save trees, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and shrink landfills.
How Much Energy Goes Into Making a Bottle of Water?
Mar 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Most people who buy bottled water have access to clean drinking water virtually for free (in the US, tap water costs less than a penny per gallon, on average). Nevertheless, the consumption ...
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Canada to ban BPA baby bottles
Apr 18, 2008 |
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Canada became the first country to declare the widely used chemical bisphenol A unsuitable for use in baby bottles and set a ban mechanism in motion Friday.
Hormone-mimics in plastic water bottles -- just the tip of the iceberg?
Mar 26, 2009 |
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In an analysis1 of commercially available mineral waters, the researchers found evidence of estrogenic compounds leaching out of the plastic packaging into the water. What's more, these chemicals are potent in vivo and result ...
Australian town in 'world-first' bottled water ban
Sep 26, 2009 |
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An Australian town pulled all bottled water from its shelves Saturday and replaced it with refillable bottles in what is believed to be a world-first ban.
Parent sue over bisphenol A in bottles
Nov 01, 2007 |
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A group of California parents has filed a class-action lawsuit against manufacturers and sellers of baby bottles containing bisphenol A.
Cash register receipts a new BPA concern
Oct 12, 2009 |
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If you read environmental news on a regular basis then you know that consumers are in an uproar about the revelation that SIGG water bottles contain bisphenol-A (BPA), despite the company's previous BPA-free advertisements. ...
Hot liquids release potentially harmful chemicals in polycarbonate plastic bottles
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Jan 30, 2008 |
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When it comes to Bisphenol A (BPA) exposure from polycarbonate plastic bottles, it’s not whether the container is new or old but the liquid’s temperature that has the most impact on how much BPA is released, ...
Bottle cleans water in seconds
Sep 16, 2007 |
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An Ipswich, England, businessman has created a bottle that makes even the filthiest water drinkable in a matter of seconds.
Canada set to label bisphenol A hazardous
Apr 15, 2008 |
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Canada is set to be the first in the world to declare the widely used chemical bisphenol A a dangerous substance because of its estrogen-mimicking ability.
Researchers look to make environmentally friendly plastics
Apr 17, 2008 |
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Every year, more than 30 billion water bottles are added to America's landfills, creating a mountainous environmental problem. But if research at Missouri University of Science and Technology is successful, the plastic bottles ...
Scientists warn of chemicals in plastic
Aug 03, 2007 |
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U.S. scientists warn the chemicals bisphenol A or BPA -- found in plastic -- could cause serious reproductive disorders.
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