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[Guest guest]

I wanted to post this article because I have bought Nalgene water bottles

for years

until one day I learned that the company does animal testing! Here is

another reason

not to buy them:

 

 

Nalgene Water Bottles Appear to be Unsafe

 

Although the colorful, durable and lightweight Nalgene water bottles have

been the hydration choice of outdoor enthusiasts, scientific evidence has

shown the plastic used to make the bottle may pose serious health

hazards.

Made from Lexan polycarbonate resin and marketed through Nalgene Outdoor

Products, Lexan was envisioned to be the ideal material for water bottles

due to its durability and the way the material of the bottle didn’t hold

any odors or flavors to distort the taste of the liquid being stored in

the bottle.

A study that involved researching birth defects and developmental

abnormalities that caused miscarriages in mice raised the suspicions on

all polycarbonate plastics.

The study revealed a sudden increase in aneuploidy, a defect consisting

of abnormal loss or gain of chromosomes, which in humans could possibly

lead to miscarriages or disorders such as Down Syndrome.

The spontaneous jump in mouse aneuploidy was traced back to a lab worker,

who used a strong detergent to clean the mice cages and water bottles.

The effects of the detergent resulted in the plastic attaching itself to

bisphenol, a chemical that mimics the female hormone estrogen.

Research has shown that low BPA levels have had an adverse effect on

prostate development, tumors, breast tissue development, sperm count and

enlargement of fat cells in the body.

Scientists have warned against allowing any polycarbonate plastics near

your food or water and stated the devastating effects of these chemicals

posed the biggest risk to babies during early development.

Despite the warnings, polycarbonate plastics continue to be used in a

wide variety of products including food storage cans, dental sealants and

the Nalgene Lexan bottles.