Water bottles are dangerous on long term?
12-14-12, 04:54 AM
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Water bottles are dangerous on long term?
Is it true that plastic water bottles getting unhealthy after a reasonable time? Maybe we should carry bottles made of metal or glass?
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Glass sounds like a great idea.
You don't need evidence, just say you read it on the Internet.
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Or preface your statement with "Studies show ..."
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Studies done by the metal water bottle manufacturer's association show...
Do some research...certain plastics are not good for use for consumption, then look at the bottom of the bottle to see if it's made out of the bad plastic.
Do some research...certain plastics are not good for use for consumption, then look at the bottom of the bottle to see if it's made out of the bad plastic.
12-14-12, 06:35 AM
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If it doesn't hurt too badly, think about the alternatives you suggested. Especially the 2nd.
Ouch.
Ouch.
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Scientists in Germany have found that PET plastics -- the kind used to make water bottles, among many other common products -- may also harbor hormone-disrupting chemicals that leach into the water.
12-14-12, 06:49 AM
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I raise you a white paper by some scientists finding it safe:
https://www.ilsi.org/europe/publicati...00pac_mat1.pdf
Conclusion: Everything and nothing will kill you.
https://www.ilsi.org/europe/publicati...00pac_mat1.pdf
Conclusion: Everything and nothing will kill you.
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After 31 cycling seasons of drinking out of plastic water bottles, I can confirm that drinking out of plastic bottles has made me 31 years older. 
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With all the hazards on the road that confront us as cyclist, I'm thinking that the least of my concerns is a plastic water bottle.
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Cycling is dangerous. Sell your bike. And insist that your grocery store switch all their milk and juice containers to glass.
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Probably the whole BPA thing. I learned that the number in the arrow-triangle on the bottom of standard plastic water bottles displays the concentration of BPA. 1 being the safest and 7 being the worst.
My orange juice bottle this morning has a 1, as well as my Costco\Poland Spring water bottles. However, going to a restaurant the other day I discovered that the new plastic containers they have to take your food home is a level 5 BPA container. Don't want to keep things in there too long.
There are many reusable bottles out there that are completely BPA free. REI carries them as well as other outdoor stores and CamelBak's and Hydrapak's bladders are BPA-free.
My orange juice bottle this morning has a 1, as well as my Costco\Poland Spring water bottles. However, going to a restaurant the other day I discovered that the new plastic containers they have to take your food home is a level 5 BPA container. Don't want to keep things in there too long.
There are many reusable bottles out there that are completely BPA free. REI carries them as well as other outdoor stores and CamelBak's and Hydrapak's bladders are BPA-free.
12-14-12, 08:13 AM
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How do you plan to drink from a glass or metal bottle while riding, not to mention how safe they would be if you dropped it? You can't squeeze the bottle so you would have to use both hands to unscrew a top.
12-14-12, 08:13 AM
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Yeah, except recent studies by the FDA say the concerns over BPA are overblown. The human body is pretty good about excreting excessive amounts of BPA before it really affects you.
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Everything is dangerous in the long term. Especially that cute girl updating her Facebook page while driving mommy's Escalade.
12-14-12, 08:29 AM
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I would think after a while all the surface BPA will have leached on out and it would get safer. That's why I only use other people used bottles that I collect from the road side after races and centuries and stuff.
12-14-12, 08:42 AM
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1- PETE (Polyethylene Terephthalate)
2- HDPE (High Density Polyethylene)
3- PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride)
4- LDPE (Low Density Polyethylene)
5- PP (Polypropylene)
6- PS (Polystyrene)
7- Other
The number is on there so the plastics can be sorted into the different types for recycling.
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