BPA chemical discovered on money possibly shifted from receipts

2 advocacy groups have released a report on sources of Bisphenol A. A study has discovered Bisphenol A on both receipts and money. Bisphenol A is very questionable. The chemical has been discovered in over ninety percent of $1 bills analyzed by these groups. The amounts of Bisphenol A found are well inside of levels regarded as "safe" by United States and European governments. Those $1 bills could potentially force lots of people to obtain a personnel loans for healthcare expenditures if they have too much contact with the bills. Source of article – BPA chemical found on money possibly transferred from receipts by MoneyBlogNewz.

All the facts about BPA

Bisphenol A, otherwise known as BPA, is an organic chemical generally found in plastics. Hardening polycarbonate and epoxy resins is what BPA is typically used for. Cans of food have BPA used to line it. BPA is used in other things too. Estrogen within the body is being mimicked by BPA. In animal studies, BPA has been linked to everything from cancer to thyroid dysfunction to obesity and neurological disorders. It has additionally been found that BPA exposure at high enough levels can permanently alter DNA. BPA is handled as toxic in Canada. BPA hasn't been regulated although it is a "chemical of concern" within the U.S.

Seeing BPA on receipts often

There had been "preliminary evidence" found earlier this year in three studies that receipts carry a lot of Bisphenol A on them. Thermal receipts use a powder of BPA blended with ink to work. The ink is released and prints whenever the powder is heated or pressed. Numerous restaurants, retail stores and shops use thermal receipts. This powder can easily rub off the receipts and give a “microdose” of BPA. Average individuals are shown in a study to not “receive more than about 2.5 % of the tolerable daily intake of BPA from handling a single receipt.”

Money having BPA too

Researchers looked at money after finding in a study that BPA is transferred from receipts. A study had been done with 22 $1 bills by the Washington Toxic Coalition. They discovered that 21 of them had "significant" amounts of BPA on them. Money would have gotten the BPA to them from being with receipts. This isn't proven yet and is just a theory. More research needs to be done on the story though. It is just one small study that needs to be looked into. You should try to minimize your exposure to BPA by handling money less. It is possible that an act like the Toxic Substances Control Act making BPA a toxic substance could be passed by Congress soon though.

Info from

Science News

sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/61764/title/Receipts_a_large_%E2%80%94_and_largely_ignored_%E2%80%94_source_of_BPA

Time

healthland.time.com/2010/12/08/dirty-money-traces-of-bpa-found-on-currency/

Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_A#World_Health_Organization