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Re:Falling sperm counts, declining egg quality, and endocrin... by boatsie on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @12:09PM (#26239772)
If it’s in plastic tubing, would that include all homes with pex piping? Water dispensers in refrigerators? Seems impossible to get away from.
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Re:Falling sperm counts, declining egg quality, and endocrin... by cameldrv on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @01:22PM (#26240711)
It will definitely leach from PVC pipe. I'm not sure about PEX. Yes to water dispensers in refrigerators.

In general, the problem will be worse with smaller diameter pipes/tubes due to surface area/volume ratio, worse if the water has been standing in the pipe/tube, and worse if the water is hot.

These chemicals are extremely difficult to get away from. I saw a study where they tried to get volunteers to take a reasonably large set of actions to reduce their levels of BPA and Phthalates, and they were able to get them down to about half the original levels, but not lower.

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