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| The Outdoors Advice Blog |
Are nalgene water bottles dangerous during pregnancy?
I'm not sure but if you have a few extra dollars, buy a Sigg or Klean Kanteen bottle. They won't have the chemicals Nalgene has used and has now taken off the market.
Here's the relevant writeup from everone's most trusted source, Wikipedia:
"In recent years, studies[3][4] have suggested that polycarbonate plastics such as the ones used by Nalgene may leach endocrine disruptors. Nalgene denies that the quantity leached from their products poses a significant threat to health.[5] Among the secreted chemicals, Bisphenol A (BPA) is an area of concern as it binds to estrogen receptors, thus altering gene expression.[6] Other research has found that fixatives in polycarbonate plastics can cause chromosomal error in cell division called aneuploidy. Nalgene claims these chemicals are only potentially released from Nalgene products when used at temperatures outside of the designed range.
An alternative is available in the polyethylene versions of these products (made out of HDPE, Nalgene's traditional material), which are free of these chemicals. They can be identified by their greater flexibility, by their translucent, "milky" appearance, and by the number 2 triangular plastic recycling symbol on the bottom, rather than the number 7 on a polycarbonate bottle.
On April 18, 2008, Health Canada announced that Bisphenol A is "'toxic' to human health".[7] Canada is the first nation to make this designation.[8]"
So, if I were you, seeing as Canada has pronounced Bisphenol A "toxic" and there may be chromosomal effects, I'd dump any existing Nalgene with Bisphenol A forever.
