發信人: aaa <aaa_member@newsguy.com>, 看板: medicine
標  題: Don't re-use botrtle to put water  !!!!!
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Did u know chemical released by plastic water bottles can cause cancer (It is
not the water that affecting you but the chemical releasing from the bottle)

 For your health and safety.

Here is the text of an email sent to one of our Natural Resources and Mines
staff..

"Many are unaware of poisoning caused by re-using plastic bottles. Some of you
may be in the habit of using and re-using your disposable mineral water bottles
(eg. Evian, Aqua, Ice Mountain, Vita, etc), keeping them in your car or at work.
Not a good idea. In a nutshell, the plastic (called polyethylene terephthalate
or PET) used in these bottles contains a potentially carcinogenic element
(something called diethylhydroxylamine or DEHA). The bottles are safe for
one-time use only; if you must keep them longer, it should be or no more than a
few days, a week max, and keep them away from heat as well. Repeated washing and
rinsing can cause the plastic to break down and the carcinogens (cancer-causing
chemical agents) can leach into the water that YOU are drinking. Bette! r to in
vest in water bottles that are really meant for multiple uses.. This is not
something we should be scrimping on. Those of you with family ?to please advise
them, especially children."



 

How to avoid:

Check on the bottom of the bottle there is a triangle sign and there will

be a number on it. If the number is higher than or equal to 5 --> then this
bottle is safe to use.

Whatever number under 5 will release the chemical. For most bottle water, the
number is 1.