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[–] guyrocket@kbin.social 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No. BPA is not a type of plastic. It is a compound used to manufacture plastic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_A

As to the health effects, this is from the wikipedia article:

Concern is mostly related to its estrogen-like activity, although it can interact with other receptor systems as an endocrine-disrupting chemical.

[–] Jaytreeman@kbin.social 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

My entire life I've watched girls get breasts at a younger and younger age....

[–] SquareBear@lemmy.ml 14 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Something creepy about the above statement...

Anyway: They are linking microplastics to infertility in men. It's messing with the little swimmers. Figure the same would happen in most species.

[–] Jaytreeman@kbin.social 4 points 11 months ago

Yeah, should have said 'noticed' rather than 'watched'

[–] chocobo13z@pawb.social 1 points 11 months ago

Nah, they keep getting younger and younger, the girls stay the same age. Benjamin Button gets away with being creepy because reasons 😂

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 6 points 11 months ago

"Fertility rate and motility in sperm is down 50% and we don't understand why!"