From:
Sukie Crandall
Date: 2008-08-31 15:53:27 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] glass vs. plastic
To: Randie Gustafson <rgust06@GMAIL.COM>, ferret-l@LISTSERV.FERRETMAILINGLIST.ORG, fhl <ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com>
Randie asked whether it is more hygienic to use glass or water for
water bottles. I do not know the answer to that, and it might depend
more on how the cleaning is done. Sorry, just don't know, but I have
some RELATED INFO.
Your question reminds me of something else that I meant to share. In
the past there have been worries whether the clear, hard but
unbreakable form of plastic might pose health risks from hormonal
input of pseudo-estrogens. There is a wonderfully balanced update on
research into that in the new September issue of Scientific American
which is mainly on "the Future of Privacy". The article begins on
page 108 and goes through page 111. Look for the Insights:
Toxicology section if you find it in other ways, with the title being
"Safety Dance over Plastic" and the author Adam Hinterthuer. (Many
book stores and libraries carry Sci Am and libraries which don't can
often borrow it from another library or get a given article.)
As you will see, the question is far from answered, but the directions
to go for refinements in future studies may be known, and the data to
date is very interesting.
Sukie (not a vet)
Recommended ferret health links:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/
http://www.ferretcongress.org/
http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml
http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html
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