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Re:Common Plastic Chemical BPA Found to Feminize Males and M... by ticulatedspline on Thursday January 29, 2026 @01:27PM (#46814259)
I suspect people of the distant future will look back on our time an perceive our chemical use the same way we look back on the Romans using lead everywhere.
Re:Common Plastic Chemical BPA Found to Feminize Males and M... by baranmelik on Thursday January 29, 2026 @01:28PM (#46814287)
It's a rat study with a vague definition of feminization and masculination. Would take it with a grain of saşt.
Re:Common Plastic Chemical BPA Found to Feminize Males and M... by pseudohadamard on Friday January 30, 2026 @03:20AM (#46821855)
You might, but you can bet Fox News won't once they hear about it. It's an evil plot by Antifa to genderfluid the entire population!
Re:Common Plastic Chemical BPA Found to Feminize Males and M... by OutOfHere on Thursday January 29, 2026 @12:37PM (#46813487)
Don't be fooled into thinking only BPA has this effect. All xenoestrogens, including numerous BPA substitutes, and various plastics in general as their sources, would have this effect.
Re:Common Plastic Chemical BPA Found to Feminize Males and M... by reify on Thursday January 29, 2026 @12:56PM (#46813760)
Wouldn't worry about a few BPA chemicals.

worry about the water you have been drinking, supplied and owned by private companies more interested in profit than quality water.

I have always filtered my tap water with 4 ceramic candle filters to drink and use for cooking. fuck would I drink out of any tap.

This has been going on for years

from 2000

  https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2000/sep/07/wildlife.pollution
Re:Common Plastic Chemical BPA Found to Feminize Males and M... by treetalker on Thursday January 29, 2026 @03:11PM (#46815896)
Mind sharing your filter recommendations?
Re:Common Plastic Chemical BPA Found to Feminize Males and M... by OutOfHere on Thursday January 29, 2026 @01:24PM (#46814229)
> Wouldn't worry about a few BPA chemicals.

Huh. The whole point is to worry and take action to prevent them, no matter their source.

> the water you have been drinking

From the link you shared, the supplied water contains endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Drinking water indeed is one source of xenoestrogens (that disrupt the endocrine system). There exist other sources, like plastics in contact with food and soil, also thermal receipt paper. It doesn't make any sense to ignore a subset of the major sources.