Hard plastics decompose in oceans, releasing endocrine disruptor BPA
Posted by ScienceDaily: Oceanography News on 24 March, 2010
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Scientists have reported widespread global contamination of sea sand and sea water with the endocrine disruptor bisphenol A (BPA) and said that the BPA probably originated from a surprising source: Hard plastic trash discarded in the oceans and the epoxy plastic paint used to seal the hulls of ships....