BPA

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In this public service announcement, we plan to inform all viewers of the different background info to BPA. Which include any causes or affects it has on diseases, any pros of the chemical, and any other important information that should be notable to the general public.======

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BPA is a widely used chemical, especially in the United States, that is used to soften plastics for industrial use. This is used for items like plastic bottles, sports equipment, electronic cases, food packages, and many more things. There are a lot of pros to BPA. When used in plastics, they are reasonably strong, heat resistant, high performance, and very lightweight.======

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There are also a fare amount of cons to BPA. Including studies that show that BPA disrupts a human reproductive system. Studies also show that 95% of American's, since the 1930's have a measurable amount of BPA in our blood and urine. Although BPA is widely used, and economically reasonable, it is having a very harmful impact on the human body, which can eventually harm our environment.======

 Background research Bisphenol A (BPA)

Background - This Chemical is the type of chemical that can be found in hard plastic bottles, and metal-based food and beverage cans. - Studies employing standardized toxicity tests have thus far supported the safety of current low levels of human exposure to BPA
 * //How/why we use this chemical//**

//Made from// - Condensation of Phenol - Acetone in the presence of an acid catalyst (Hydrogen chloride) - Promoter (Methyl mercaptan)
 * //Specific products it’s in//**

//Can be found in// - Plastic bottles - Mental-based food and beverage cans - CDs/DVDs - Electronic equipment - Sports safety equipment - Reusable food and drink containers - Other products

//**What it does (positives)**// - Bisphenol A (BPA) chemical use to make polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins. - These plastic is a lightweight, high-performance plastic that possesses a unique balance to toughness, optical clarity, high heat resistance, and excellent electrical resistances. - Cured epoxy resins are inert materials used as protective liners in metal cans to maintain the quality of canned foods and beverages, and have achieved wide acceptance for use as protective coatings because of their exceptional combination of toughness, adhesion, formability, and chemical resistance.

//**Where it is used (what countries)**// - China - Canada

Sites - @http://www.icis.com/V2/chemicals/9075167/bisphenol-a/process.html - @http://www.amberlyst.com/bpa.htm - @http://www.bisphenol-a.org/about/faq.html - @http://www.toxicnation.ca/bpaqa __http://childrensnook.multiply.com/journal/item/10/Philips_Avent_on_Bisphenol_A_BPA__

=**Citations**= Alexander Drive, D.A. (n.d.). Since You Asked - Bisphenol A (BPA). Niehs. Retrieved (2010, March 11) from@http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/media/questions/sya-bpa.cfm

Since You Asked - Bisphenol A (BPA). (1995). Bpa, chemical used to make plastics, found to leach from polycarbonate drinking bottles into humans. Retrieved (2010, March 11) from @http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090521141208.htm

David Gutierrez,, D.G. ( 2010). BPA Plastic Chemical Linked to Aggression, Hyperactivity in Toddlers. Bpa,. Retrieved (2010, March 11) from@http://www.naturalnews.com/028172_BPA_hyperactivity.html

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For our PSA we have a random person walking about to drink from a water bottle,played by Jason Davis. Before he gets to drink from the bottle another person comes and knocks the bottle out of his hand, played by Markia Johnson. Then another person comes in and asks what is wrong because of Jasons face, played by Uyen Nyugen. After she finds out what is wrong Uyen agrees with Markia and asks Jason "Do you know what is in this". Then Andy jumps in the camera and says a few things about the chemical BPA. =====

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