Nearly All Dollar Bills Tainted With BPA

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A new report, "On the Money: BPA on Dollar Bills and Receipts", has found that 95% of US dollar bills are contaminated with trace amounts of Bisphenol A. The chemical, which is also found in plastics, aluminum cans, thermal paper receipts, and elsewhere, is a known hormone disruptor, and has been linked to cancer. It's still legal and widely used here in the states.

Read the entire story HERE on Treehugger.

Thanks for sharing Harmony. Gives a whole new meaning to money laundering. I think my spin cycle just finished. Teresa
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