What are the dangers of drinking water in old plastic bottles day after day?

The Dhaka Times Desk Nowadays many people use plastic bottles to drink water. Experts say that drinking water from the same plastic bottle day after day can lead to serious dangers.

Go to the office with water in a bottle every day, and fill the plastic water bottle in your child's school bag? Even if you don't understand anything immediately, doing such things day after day can cause great damage to the body. An incurable disease may appear.

# Most of the water bottles sold in the market are made of single-use plastic. Drinking water in such bottles day after day increases the risk of cancer in the body. Plastic bottles are made of several ingredients including 'Bisphenol A' or 'BPA', which is very harmful to the body. If you drink water in such a bottle day after day, these elements continue to enter the body from the bottle. These substances can also cause kidney problems if they mix in the blood. If plastic bottles are filled with hot water, this risk increases further.

# According to the World Health Organization, harmful 'microplastics' can enter the body due to the use of plastic bottles. The microscopic particles of plastic are scientifically called 'microplastics'. According to the statistics of the World Health Organization, about 93 percent of plastic bottles contain these harmful substances.

# is not only the one who is drinking the water, it can harm the next generation as well. Experts say, a type of plastic called 'Type 7' can also cause reproductive problems. It can also cause BPA hormone and chromosomal problems. Many experts have suggested that if a chromosomal problem develops, it can affect the child's body. Source: Anandabazar Patrika.

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