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BPA (Bisphenol A)
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical building block that is
used primarily to make polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins. Over four
decades of extensive safety research on BPA shows that consumer products
made with BPA are safe for their intended uses and pose no known risks to
human health.
Polycarbonate plastic is a lightweight, high-performance
plastic that possesses a unique balance of toughness, optical clarity, high
heat resistance and excellent electrical resistance. Because of these
attributes, polycarbonate is used in a wide variety of common products
including digital media (e.g., CDs, DVDs), electrical and electronic
equipment, automobiles, sports safety equipment, reusable food and drink
containers, and many other products.
Epoxy resins have many uses including engineering
applications such as electrical laminates for printed circuit boards,
composites, paints and adhesives, as well as in a variety of protective
coatings. Cured epoxy resins are inert materials used as protective liners
in metal cans to maintain the quality of canned foods and beverages, and
have achieved wide acceptance for use as protective coatings because of
their exceptional combination of toughness, adhesion, formability, and
chemical resistance.
Below is a link, for more information about BPA, how it's
used and answers to questions.
Bisphenol A
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Water contamination shows up in 35 US cities
A US
environmental group has found that
drinking water
in 35 American cities contains hexavalent chromium, a probable carcinogen,
The Washington Post reported Sunday.
The study
by the Environmental Working Group -- the first nationwide analysis
measuring the presence of the chemical in US water systems -- is to be made
public on Monday, the daily reported....Read
The Entire Story
When you buy a home in the mountains, you feel like you're
on top of the world, at the pinnacle of the food chain and even the
watershed.
You drill a well and out bubbles clear, sparkling "Rocky
Mountain Spring Water." Snowmelt filtered through ancient stone, that sort
of thing. I'm the kind of person who analyzes the ingredients list on just
about everything I eat. But somehow I'd never questioned what might be in
the water I've been drinking for nearly two decades....Read
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Is tap water just as good as bottled water?
I must admit
to being conflicted about current discussions regarding the quality of
municipal tap water versus bottled water. It is a debate the bottled-water
industry, by and large, has left to others; members of our industry would
rather sell the positives of their product – great taste, portability of the
product, and the overall health benefits of drinking lots of good, clean
water.... Read The Entire Story
Work ethic flows — Specialty labeling
helps bottled water company Culligan double sales in each of last four years
For Gabe Bravard, bottling water for the family business always
came first. While other teenagers were out playing sports, Bravard
was developing a sound work ethic at his father's dealership in
Havre. "I had to bottle water before basketball," said the 29-year-old
Bravard, now manager of Culligan Private Reserve in Missoula....
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