Subscribe RSSA few times on We All Live Downstream , Lynn Thorp, myself and and others have discussed Clean Water Action's work on chemical policy. Since the beginning of this year, several states and other municipalities have taken action against Bisphenol-A (BPA). More than 200 studies have shown that human exposure to BPA, even at low doses, is linked to heart disease and cancer, as well neurological, immunological, and reproductive problems. The problem is that we've learned about these dangerous health effects of BPA after it has been in an array of consumer products--from canned food liners to water bottles--for years.
Across the country, the U.S. Geological Survey has found BPA, and a host of other chemicals, in our ground, surface and drinking water. These chemicals are used in plastics, cosmetics, household cleaners, pesticides, and pharmaceuticals, but we have no standards for the appropriate level of environmental or human exposure for many of them. And these chemicals are in our water.