Endocrine disruptors in bottled mineral water: Estrogenic activity in the E-Screen

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Endocrine disruptors in bottled mineral water: Estrogenic activity in the E-Screen

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Advocacy, Chemical pollution, Health, Plastic Bottles, Plastic Packaging, Plastic Pollution, Pollutants, Single-Use Plastic, Toxic Chemicals, Water

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Activists, Consumers, Educators, Health Professionals, NGO Professionals, Parents, Policy Makers, Researchers, Scientists, Students, Teachers

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Peer-reviewed research

When comparing water of the same spring that is packed in glass or plastic bottles made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), scientists find estrogenic activity is three times higher in water from plastic bottles. These data support the hypothesis that PET packaging materials are a source of estrogen-like compounds. Furthermore, the findings presented here conform to previous studies and indicate that the contamination of bottled water with endocrine disruptors is a transnational phenomenon.

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