Scientists have revealed some frustrating reasons that consumers should not do reuse bottled water from the store and container containers.
They found that adding more water and incinerating ‘single-use’ plastics causes them to leach nanoplastics and toxic chemicals that end up in your food and drink.
This bottles and containers are made from single-use types of plastics and breaks more easily than hard plastics such as those used in Tupperware products.
Reuse of medication also increases sensitivity styrene, which is found in rubber and plastics, can increase the risk of esophageal and pancreatic cancer. cancer.
Sherri Mason, professor and director of sustainability at Penn State Behrend compared the results to how people shed skin cells.
‘We know now that our skin is leaking all the time,’ he said. ‘And that’s what these plastic things are doing – they’re just throwing them away all the time.’
Plastic contains 16,000 chemicals – 4,200 of which are considered ‘highly hazardous,’ according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
‘People are looking at a water sample – if there’s visible plastic in it, they’re going to be put off,’ said Mason. ‘But they don’t realize that it’s actually the invisible plastics that are out there that are really worrying.’
Plastic contains 16,000 chemicals and hundreds of thousands of nanoplastics that are released into your water every time you reuse a single-use water bottle.
Nanoplastics are very small it can travel through the human bloodstream, liver and brain after passing through the intestines, allowing it to pass through the cells and enter the bloodstream.
“There’s a huge public health problem associated with reusing plastics, whether you’re talking about beverages or food,” Mason said. Washington Post.
Although no cases of the use of particulate matter have been linked to cancer, the accumulation of these nanoparticles in human tissues It has been found to increase the toxicity of drugs that can cause serious health problems including cancer and developmental disabilities in children.
A learning Columbia University researchers released earlier this year found that the average water bottle contains 240,000 particles, marking the first time researchers have been able to detect plastics in single-use water.
This is despite claims that bottled water is better than tap water, but researchers have warned that it is nothing more than a marketing ploy.
“You still have a lot of people who, because of marketing, believe that bottled water is safe,” Mason said. The Post. ‘But this is what you’re drinking in addition to that H2O.’
Takeout containers are at risk because heat causes them to release chemicals and nanoplastics into your food that can cause cancer and other health problems.
Heating plastic will also increase the rate at which a single-use bottle or container will release nanoplastics and toxic chemicals into water or food.
Although leaving plastic out in the sun can cause toxins to leach into food, Rob Danoff, an osteopathic physician in Philadelphia, said the rule of thumb is to never microwave plastic.
When plastic is heated, the heat destroys the molecules that release the chemical but he said this depends on the type of plastic you are using and the type of food you are burning.
‘Fatty foods, such as meat and cheese, reach high temperatures and can cause the plastic to warp or melt,’ Dr Danoff said at the event. American Osteopathic Association place.
‘This can also lead to chemicals leaching from plastic and into food,’ he added.
If you are not sure whether plastic can be heated, you should look under the item for a microwave safe label or instructions that tell you that it is microwave safe.
Products that do not show whether or not they are safe are the ones that may release chemicals and nanoplastics into your food.
“The key is to always read the labels on your plastic bags carefully before putting them in the microwave,” Dr Danoff warned.
‘If you’re not sure, it’s best to heat your food in a microwave-safe container made of other materials, such as glass or ceramic.’ to
And when it comes to water bottles, experts advise people to use products made of stainless steel or glass.
