86 per cent of teenagers have traces of Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical compound used to make plastics, in their body, an Engaged Research public engagement project in collaboration with the University of Exeter has found.
Measurable levels of BPA, an endocrine-disrupting chemical, were found in the urine of the vast majority of the 94 17-19 year olds tested, according to research at the University of Exeter led by Professor Lorna Harries, Associate Professor in Molecular Genetics, and Professor Tamara Galloway, Professor of Ecotoxicology.
They called for better labelling of packaging to enable consumers to choose BPA-free products.
The citizen-science project was carried out in a real-world setting to provide young people with first-hand experience of all aspects of scientific research.
https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2018-02-exposure-bisphenol-hard-everyday-life.html
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 07 2018, @11:10AM (1 child)
I bet they also found dihydrogen monoxide. Note that drinking large amounts of dihydrogen monoxide can kill you. [wikipedia.org]
(Score: 2) by requerdanos on Wednesday February 07 2018, @04:19PM
They aren't talking about this result much because of its explosive implications, but the leaked chart below should alarm any good chemophobe.
/---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------\
|.Evil.Chemical.......|.Percent.of.teen.pee.samples.containing.the.evil.chemical.|
|---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------|
|.Bisphenol.A.........|.....................86%..................................|
|.Dihydrogen.Monoxide.|....................100%*.................................|
|---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------|
|.*.even.after.recalibrating.and.checking.lab.equipment!..Huge,.huge.poison......|
\--------------------------------------------------------------------------------/