California banned the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles and sippy cups in 2013 after scientists discovered it could potentially disrupt human hormones. Researchers also found that trace amounts ...

Fact #1: You are probably chronically dehyrdated. In fact, roughly 75% of Americans are. The old benchmark of eight cups of water a day—originally endorsed primarily because it's easy to remember (8 x ...

As part of a laboratory experiment, Rebecca Holmes examined water bottles that had been acquired from abroad expecting to find bisphenol A (BPA), a human-made component commonly found in polycarbonate ...

So even though I didn’t know about the brand’s refillable travel bottles until a couple of years ago, I wasn’t surprised to ...

Did you know that newborns feed every 2 to 3 hours, which adds up to 8–12 times a day? That’s a lot of bottle time—and a lot of chances for toxins to sneak in if you’re not using the right bottle. For ...

Many people believe that the chemicals in plastic bottles seep into the water. Experts weigh in on this idea, and share 4 facts about bottled water. One major reason why? That belief that plastic ...

The identification of polymeric hardening agents has resulted in unexpected consequences for humanity. Compared to other modalities, plastic containers have low initial costs and may be formed into ...

If your water bottle is made of polycarbonate plastic—and most Nalgene and Camelbak bottles sold over the last few years are—it’s probably unsafe for you to use. Nalgene, the largest manufacturer of ...

Chemists have developed an approach that quickly and cheaply removes more than 99 percent of bisphenol A (BPA) from water. BPA, a ubiquitous and dangerous chemical used in the manufacturing of many ...

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