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Cash receipts pose risk for BPA exposure: studyOttawa Citizen, August 28, 2010
OTTAWA — The next plastic water bottle you buy won’t have bisphenol A in it, but the receipt might. A series of recent studies have found high levels of the toxin in an unlikely but ubiquitous place: cash register receipts.
Bisphenol A and its potential health risks
LA Times, August 9, 2010
Concerns about bisphenol A and its potential health risks have led many consumers to be more careful about food containers. But along comes a report that high amounts of BPA are present in cash register receipts.
Receipts a large — and largely ignored — source of BPA
ScienceNews, August 3, 2010
Small studies raise big alarm about exposure to a hormone-mimicking chemical
New Study Confirms BPA in Receipts
Environmental Working Group, July 28, 2010
Green Chemistry Pioneer’s Paper Documents Risk
Plastic Paper
The Pacific Northwest Inlander, July 28, 2010
BPA rears its hormone-altering head again in an unlikely place.
BPA Receipts Bombshell: Paper Slips Contain High Levels of Bisphenol A
cbsnews.com, July 28, 2010
(CBS) If you're worried about being exposed to the cancer-causing compound BPA, you may already know to be wary of some water bottles and food cans.
But you'll never guess where BPA, a.k.a. bisphenol A, is showing up now:
Cash register receipts.
Cancer and Green Chemistry
The Boston Globe, July 10, 2010
THE PRESIDENT’S Cancer Panel recently issued a stunning report on the role of environmental factors in causing cancer. The panel urges strong actions to reduce people’s widespread exposures to carcinogens.
Among its many recommendations, we were especially encouraged to find this: “ ‘Green chemistry’ initiatives and research . . . should be pursued and supported more aggressively. . .’’ Green chemistry offers a path forward that leads both to a healthier America and a wave of positive chemical innovations that can strengthen our economy.
ACS Green Chemistry Conference
Scientists & Engineers for America, June 28, 2010
The 14th Annual ACS Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference concluded on June 24 with the announcement of five green chemistry challenges for the future put forth by the conference chair, John Warner of The Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry.
Green Chemistry: Scientists Devise New "Benign by Design" Drugs, Paints, Pesticides and More
Scientific American, May 28, 2010
Chemists are usually asked to invent a solution, but without considering hazardous by-products. Green chemists now are doing both with success, but will it take regulations to enforce the approach broadly?
Environmental Toxins - The Perils of Plastic
TIME Magazine, April 1, 2010
Chemicals in plastics and other products seem harmless, but mounting evidence links them to health problems — and Washington lacks the power to protect us.
