CLEM MURRAY / Inquirer Staff Photographer
In Rebecca Roberts' lab at Ursinus College, experiments involving bisphenol A are conducted by students (from left) Emily Mercadanite, Danielle Indelicato, Priya Patel and Theresa Leichner. The concern is that the compound can migrate from the many plastic products in which it is used to humans, mostly through food and drink.
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Plastic peril?
An Ursinus College researcher is convinced that bisphenol A - a compound in products from baby bottles to helmets is a hazard to health.
SOURCES: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Institute for Agricultural and Trade Policy; National Geographic Green Guide
Contact staff writer Sandy Bauers at 215-854-5147 or sbauers@phillynews.com.
Links to additional articles, resources, the recent federal report that raised safety concerns, and Rebecca Roberts' essay: http://go.philly.com/plastics
Contact staff writer Sandy Bauers at 215-854-5147 or sbauers@phillynews.com.
