TY  - RPRT
T1  - Substances with hormone-like activity in mineral water from PET bottles : BfR Information Nr. 006/2009, 18 March 2009 concerning a study by the University Frankfurt am Main
N2  - In a recently published study on mineral waters from various manufacturers, scientists at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt established that some of the samples exam-ined in an in vitro test system revealed the presence of not otherwise specified substances with hormone-like activity. The scientists noted that this effect was determined more particu-larly in samples taken from mineral water in bottles made of the plastic, PET. Amongst the public at large this prompted questions about the potential health impact of drinking mineral water from PET bottles. The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) has undertaken an initial, provisional assessment of the study findings.
KW  - Germany
KW  - statement
KW  - mineral waters
KW  - polyethylene terephthalate
KW  - bottles
KW  - nonylphenol
KW  - plasticisers
Y1  - 2009
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/44366
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-443661
N1  - Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
PB  - BfR
ER  -