BPA

This chemical can have very dangerous side effects on the human body. In my opinion, the government made the right decision in removing the chemical from the products it is found in. BPA should definitelt not be allowed because it could kill people with the side effects that are present.

If the chemical BPA is consumed it increases the risk of these side effects:
breast cancer 18%, prostate cancer 85%, and impaired fertility 20%.
But there are also many other health problems where the risk is increased because of BPA
(Toxic Platic Chemical Found in Canned Foods, 2006).

Picture links: http://cdn.babble.com/strollerderby/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/bpa.jpg

http://www.greenzer.com/blog/blog_image_store/2010/06/bpa-in-most-canned-foods.jpg

http://www.healthylivingtalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/nalgene_bottles.jpg

Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wXGrzDlcr8

Even with small doses of BPA, it has been proven to cause many dangerous health risks in humans. The following are just a few examples: breast cancer, prostate disease and cancer, obesity, miscarriages, sperm defects, Down's Syndrome, and Turner Syndrome (Elsevier, Reed, 2011).

BPA affects human development and the reproductive system. It also increases the risk of obesity, behavioural problems, early puberty, impaired fertility, and cancer in animals (Oshita, Cynthia, 2008).

Students at Harvard Medical School found that there is an incredible increase in embryonic death in roundworms that were exposed to Bisphenol A (BPA). Ther happened to be a 97% increase in the embryonic death rate. This means the embryo only has a 3% chance of surviving. Also ther was an imense decrease in the number of laid eggs. To be exact, there was a sixfold reduction of the average number of eggs laid (Fang, Janet, 2010).

Although BPA has been banned from Canada since 2008, it still remains in most other countries. It is commonly found in the lining of food packages and beverages, and most hard plastics such as baby bottles and reuseable water bottles (Fang, Janet, 2010).

Physical Properties of BPA:

-lightweight, high-performance plastic
-colourless
-high heat resistance
-excellent electrical resistance
-tough

Chemical Properties of BPA:

-toxic (can kill you in the long run)
-not corrosive
-non-flammable -chemical formaula= C15H1602

Citings:

Elsevier, Reed, 2011
http://www.baumhedlundlaw.com/bpa/bpa_side_effects.php

Fang, Janet, 2010
http://www.smartplanet.com/technology/blog/rethinking-healthcare/bpa-strikes-again-causing-sterility-and-killing-embryos-in-worms/1901/?gclid=CKbeo5qOn6gCFQprKgodgkY6JQ

Fang, Janet, 2010
http://www.smartplanet.com/technology/blog/rethinking-healthcare/bpa-strikes-again-causing-sterility-and-killing-embryos-in-worms/1901/?gclid=CKbep5qOn6gCFQprKgodgkY6JQ

Oshita, Cynthia, 2008
http://www.ewg.org/node/26414

Toxic Plastic Chemical Found in Canned Foods, 2006
http://www.ewg.org/node/20937