#112 Every time you buy a plastic water bottle or something, you probably see a sticker that says "BPA free." Pretty good news right? I mean who knows? But what is BPA? And why did we need to get rid of it? And what did we replace it with? And is the problem really solved? Let's just say, don't get too attached to your water bottle. How to start a podcast. <- Check this out if you've got a podcast idea you want to make happen! References from this episode https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4063249/ https://cen.acs.org/materials/polymers/Chemist-convicted-of-stealing-BPA-free-can-liner-trade-secrets-for-a-Chinese-firm/99/web/2021/04 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c09276 https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/newsreleases/2012/august/acs-entrepreneurs-tackle-bpa-free-plastic-food-packaging-and-advanced-diabetes-drugs-in-philadelphia.html https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.7b03093 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/es102785d https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/molecule-of-the-week/archive/b/bisphenol-a.html https://cen.acs.org/articles/95/i5/Epoxy-resins-without-BPA.html https://cen.acs.org/articles/89/web/2011/09/Biobased-BPA-free-Epoxies.html https://pubs-acs-org.libproxy.library.unt.edu/doi/10.1021/ie202909s https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/sya-bpa/index.cfm https://www-sciencedirect-com.libproxy.library.unt.edu/topics/chemical-engineering/polycarbonates Find us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @ChemForYourLife. Email us at [email protected] And check out our chill, simple little website at https://chemforyourlife.transistor.fm/ And seriously, we love using Transistor. Check it out to be sure your podcast makes a bang. Thanks to our monthly supporters Ciara Linville J0HNTR0Y Jeannette Napoleon Cullyn R Erica Bee Elizabeth P Sarah Moar Rachel Reina Letila Katrina Barnum-Huckins Suzanne Phillips Nelly Silva Venus Rebholz Lyn Stubblefield Jacob Taber Brian Kimball Emerson Woodhall Kristina Gotfredsen Timothy Parker Steven Boyles Chris Skupien Chelsea B Bri McAllister Avishai Barnoy Hunter Reardon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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