I sent this email this morning, but for some reason it didn't make the list, so here it is again. Steve PeterO said: Theres an informal email doing the rounds in Australia at the moment from an OH&S group. It warns against reusing water bottles made from polyethylene terephthalate or PET saying the plastic bottle also contains a carcinogen called diethylhydroxylamine or DEHA, which might leach out with repeated washing so that the bottles are safe for one-time use only. Peter, This is FALSE. The company that I own, uses and sells DEHA. First, it is not classified as a carcinogen or even a suspected carcinogen. Second, it is not used in the production of plastic. It is a volatile oxygen scavenger that is used in the treatment of steam boilers and condensate systems. Steve Holtzman *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
It seems the leaching thing is false but....in lab tests with re-used water bottles....some studies report that 50% of the tested bottles contained water that was non-potable....containing high levels of nasty bacteria. Apparently the narrow necked bottles are very hard to really get clean. Another reason wide-mouthed bottles are better IMHO but I also reuse things like Gatorade bottles especially with the grooves in them - deck bungies like grooves! K *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
The original scares surrounding the use and reuse of this type of plastic is that it could be an endocrine disrupter that might interact with the endocrine system in ways that resemble natural estrogen, the primary female sex hormone. The articles I read were most concerned with the leaching of these potential endocrine disruptors when the plastic is used in a microwave oven to reheat foods. Al Mille ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Wrage" <keith.wrage_at_charter.net> Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] FW: Reported hazard with old water bottles - True or False? *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
G'Day, Thanks very much for all the feedback and references on the question of old water bottles. I was suspicious but not certain and as my family is in the habit of using old bottles at work as well as during recreation, it was important to put this one to rest. Have to say the response from Paddlewise was particularly impressive. All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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