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Just wondering: It is a known fact that plasticizers (the stuff which makes bags and plastic bottles soft, and seals of screw caps tight) get absorbed into food and act as endocrine interruptors in the human body.
Is that absorption process temperature-dependent at all?
I mean, we store food in freezers in plastic stuff for a long time. If low temperatures don't slow down the transfer of endocrine interruptors, I won't use plastic anymore.
Does anybody know if it has that effect though?

2007-06-23 22:20:05 · 1 answers · asked by Tahini Classic 7 in Science & Mathematics Chemistry

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All chemical reactions slow down at colder temperatures: For example, if it takes 5 years for a cola in a soft bottle to absorb enough plasticizer to be measureable at room temperature, it would probably take 50 years for the same level to be measurable at freezer temps (0F)
You know, what's really amazing is that what is "well known" only pulls up 5 year old references on the Internet and when you look at the details everybody tosses off things like "what we are discussing is an endocrine blocker just like plasticizers" with no references to any kind of proof.

2007-06-23 22:45:57 · answer #1 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 3 0

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