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12 Nov 11
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Two in particular stand out: bisphenol A (or BPA, used in polycarbonates and resins) and phthalates (used to make plastic soft and pliable). Both upset the way certain hormones function in the body, earning them the designation endocrine disrupters. They are both now the subject of fierce scientific and public scrutiny
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17 Oct 11
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16 Oct 10
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08 May 08
mrGPlastic presents new kinds of concerns because it requires a radically different paradigm of toxicity. ... If plastic harms, it does so by stealth: by mimicking our own hormones, by scrambling signals during development, by stimulating our own pathways ex
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19 Apr 08
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