Canadian researchers are trying to figure out the best methods to treat wastewater so that it can be reused — and they are using goldfish to help them provide the answers. As clean water sources are in shorter supply throughout the world, municipalities are looking for ways to recycle wastewater for uses beyond industrial processing, [...]
BPA Substitutes Could Cause Health Effects, Too
May 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Updated regulatory screening for endocrine disruptors is needed on a particular alternative to BPA (bisphenol A) because the substitute may have similar health effects as the latter chemical, and people can have significant exposure to it, some scientists are saying. Manufacturers put BPA into plastics, and paper companies use it in the ink of heat-sensitive [...]
