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Just so you know ... BPA and BPS
Aug. 16th, 2025 02:32 pmYou may have heard along the way that BPA contamination can be concerning in the environment related to our exposure with this substance.
I had heard just scatterings of information also, such as being on alert for it when buying plastic containers.
Randomly I was talking with a store clerk the other day, who mentioned how it was also a factor in Thermal Receipts (of which I previously was unaware), so that people should minimize their contact with those, as over 95% of them also can transfer BPA and BPS to our bodies.
So I looked it up today, and if you are interested, here is a TL:dr page with a government study on these chemicals ... https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4206219/
I had heard just scatterings of information also, such as being on alert for it when buying plastic containers.
Randomly I was talking with a store clerk the other day, who mentioned how it was also a factor in Thermal Receipts (of which I previously was unaware), so that people should minimize their contact with those, as over 95% of them also can transfer BPA and BPS to our bodies.
So I looked it up today, and if you are interested, here is a TL:dr page with a government study on these chemicals ... https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4206219/
