Comments on: Dirty Money? Controversial Chemical BPA Found on Dollar Bills http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/12/08/dirty-money-controversial-chemical-bpa-found-on-dollar-bills/ 80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day's most compelling topics. Tue, 22 May 2012 17:56:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Iain http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/12/08/dirty-money-controversial-chemical-bpa-found-on-dollar-bills/comment-page-1/#comment-484538 Iain Fri, 10 Dec 2010 01:15:25 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=23538#comment-484538 I don't think the levels matter nearly as much as how transmissible it is. This to me is where some research needs to go. A substance with 20% by weight BPA which is locked into 'the matrix' of the substance poses less risk than something with 10 ppm which is easily transmittable. I don’t think the levels matter nearly as much as how transmissible it is. This to me is where some research needs to go. A substance with 20% by weight BPA which is locked into ‘the matrix’ of the substance poses less risk than something with 10 ppm which is easily transmittable.

]]> By: scott http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/12/08/dirty-money-controversial-chemical-bpa-found-on-dollar-bills/comment-page-1/#comment-483661 scott Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:43:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=23538#comment-483661 another reason why we need regulations and government policies to ban all this crud....i am sure most companies want to keep it as is, as to not have to pay for new process that might raise prices and be passed on to the consumer - which, as we know, consumption is the most important thing on economic front, more so than peoples health, etc. "would you like your receipt?" - no thank you, or...in the bag please... another reason why we need regulations and government policies to ban all this crud….i am sure most companies want to keep it as is, as to not have to pay for new process that might raise prices and be passed on to the consumer – which, as we know, consumption is the most important thing on economic front, more so than peoples health, etc.

“would you like your receipt?” – no thank you, or…in the bag please…

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