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[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Nalgene only started to transition to BPA free plastic in 2008. They sold so many in the 90s and 2000s. Any “old” Nalgene should just be disposed.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

But what if I want to become a walking Superfund site?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You already are. Blood full of PFAs, bones full of lead, lungs full of flame retardants and a gut full of microplastics, not to mention all the agrochemical exposure and their effects on the endocrine system.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

True! I could be a radium girl and have my bones disintegrate while I'm still alive.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Good idea I gotta get some radium too

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Most drinking bottles from then had bpa. The ban didn’t come until 2012 for all baby products.