Posted AT 4:18 AM EDT on 11/03/08
Are alternatives any safer than plastics?
Many people are so worried about the safety of polycarbonate water bottles, which leach trace amounts of an estrogen mimic known as bisphenol A, that they're ditching the plastic and looking for containers made from other materials.
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