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submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (5 children)

No. BPA is not a type of plastic. It is a compound used to manufacture plastic.

As to the health effects, this is from the wikipedia article:

Concern is mostly related to its estrogen-like activity, although it can interact with other receptor systems as an endocrine-disrupting chemical.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (4 children)

My entire life I've watched girls get breasts at a younger and younger age....

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Something creepy about the above statement...

Anyway: They are linking microplastics to infertility in men. It's messing with the little swimmers. Figure the same would happen in most species.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah, should have said 'noticed' rather than 'watched'

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