Essays about: "plastic food containers"

Showing result 6 - 8 of 8 essays containing the words plastic food containers.

1. 6. Effekten av Bisfenol A (BPA) på hanråttors (Rattus norvegicus) reproduktion

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry

   Author : Malin Lindell; [2015]
   Keywords : Bisfenol A; hanråtta; reproduktion; hormon; spermie; ROS;

   Abstract : Today evidence exist that environmental chemicals deteriorate male sperm quality and that testicular cancer is increasing. Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical with estrogenic effects used in the manufacture of polycarbonate plastic and are found in, for instance, plastic boxes, feeding bottles and food containers. READ MORE

3. 7. Phthalates in preschool dust : the relation between phthalates and parameters in the preschool environment

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

   Author : Marianne Balck; [2015]
   Keywords : phthalates; preschool; dust; chemicals; relation; correlation; children; kids; toys; buildings;

   Abstract : Children are constantly exposed to many chemicals via the products they come in contactwith in their everyday life. One chemical group is phthalates, the most commonly usedplasticisers in the world. READ MORE

4. 8. Migration of Xenoestrogens from Plastic Food Containers during Cooking

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik

   Author : David Vigren; [2015]
   Keywords : Xenoestrogens; toxicology; ER-Calux assay; oestrogenic additives in thermoplastics;

   Abstract : Xenoestrogens are compounds, foreign from the body, that can enter cells and interact with the estrogen receptors (ER) to produce an estrogenic response. Many additives used in plastics are compounds with estrogenic activity. Some of these additives are known to slowly leach from the plastics. READ MORE