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Many parents today are worried about the bottles out of which their babies drink, because many contain plastics made with Bisphenol A (BPA) . This is a compound that helps to make hard, clear, shatter-proof plastics, but it might also be a neurotoxin to which children may be especially vulnerable. Science has yet to fully explore this issue, but what era of the environmental movement does this concern MOST closely follow?


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