Common Plastic Chemical BPA Found to Feminize Males and Masculinize Females

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

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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?

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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.

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