Arsip Mailing List Dokter Umum: Re: [Dokter Umum] saran terbaik untuk gelas minum di kantor

Hello Baby,
Sepertinya anda mencari pembenarana atas penggunaan produk styrofoam
tersebut.
baiklah, ini adalah alasan kenapa tdk patut digunakan:

Dari daily green terdapat artikel dg judul:
NEWS

How to Avoid Bisphenol A and Phthalates

Everything you need to know about Bisphenol A and phthalates,
potentially harmful chemicals found in many common household products.

Berita bisa di lihat di:
http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/bisphenol-a-47091707

Kemudian kalau anda point ke 3 plastic to avoid atau yg perlu anda
hindari, maka muncul angka 3, 6, 7 yg merupakan produk:

*Number 3 Plastics*
V (Vinyl) or PVC
Found in: Cooking oil bottles, clear food packaging

Harvard-educated Dr. Leo Trasande of the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
advises consumers to avoid number 3 plastics for food and drinks. (If
you're unsure, look for the little symbol that should be printed on the
container. Some brands have left the symbols off, which is a major
problem.)

*Why?* Number 3 plastics may release toxic breakdown products (including
pthalates) into food and drinks.

The risk is highest when containers start wearing out, are put through
the dishwasher or when they are heated (including microwaved). PVC
manufacturing can release highly toxic dioxins into the environment, and
the materials can off-gas toxic plasticizers into your home.

*Number 6 Plastics*
PS (polystyrene)
Found in: Disposable plates and cups, meat trays, egg cartons, carry-out
containers

Number 6 plastics (polystyrene) are made into soft Styrofoam-style cups
as well as rigid foams and hard plastic products, so remember to look
for those little numbers in the arrows (don't feel bad if you need a
magnifying glass). Avoid using them as much as possible.

*Why?* Number 6 plastics can release potentially toxic breakdown
products (including styrene). Get this: particularly when heated! That
insulated coffee cup -- the one that 'knows' when to keep your drink
warm -- doesn't seem so smart anymore does it?

*Number 7 Plastics*
Miscellaneous
Found in: Baby bottles, three- and five-gallon water bottles, certain
food containers

A wide range of plastic resins that don't fit into the other six
categories are lumped into number 7. Some are quite safe, but the ones
to worry about are the hard polycarbonate varieties, as found in various
drinking containers (like Nalgene bottles) and rigid plastic baby bottles.

*Why?* Studies have shown polycarbonate can leach bisphenol A, a
potential hormone disruptor, into liquids. According to Trasande, no
level of bisphenol A exposure is known to be truly safe, and in August a
government panel expressed 'some concern' that the ingredient causes
neural and behavioral problems in children.

Why not play it safe and swap out those hard plastic baby and water
bottles for Number 1, 5 or corn-based plastics, or even
shatter-resistant glass?

Jadi lengkap sudah semua yg anda gunakan baik gelas plastik, botol air
maupun cup styrofoam.

Sallam,

Baby Asterix wrote:
> Hi Bapak2 Dokter,
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> Sorry tadi lupa kasi informasi pelengkap.... gelas di kantor untuk minum sehari2 ini maksudnya adalah gelas untuk minum kopi/teh (yang perlu diseduh dg air panas) . Selama ini kami pake plastik, di beberapa tempat lain menggunakan sterefoam. Untuk alasan praktis karena jumlah karyawannya banyak... gelas untuk minum di kantor sekali pakai langsung buang.. mohon petunjuk ya...
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> thank you,
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> Baby
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> --- On Mon, 3/16/09, Dr.(Naturopathy) Ir. Donny Hosea MBA. PhD. <puyuh23@indo.net.id> wrote:
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> From: Dr.(Naturopathy) Ir. Donny Hosea MBA. PhD. <puyuh23@indo.net.id>
> Subject: Re: [Dokter Umum] saran terbaik untuk gelas minum di kantor
> To: dokter_umum@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Monday, March 16, 2009, 1:21 AM
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> Hello Baby,
> Yg terbaik adalah anda tdk memperbanyak sampah baik itu sampah dari
> palstik maupun sampah dari kertas berlapis plastik (keduanya dari gelas
> sekali pake)
> masalahnya anda mesti sedia utk mencuci gelas2 anda atau cangkir2 anda
> yg baik terbuat dari stainless atau metal di coat ceramic, atau yg
> terbuat dari ceramic.
> persoalanya baik gelas palstik maupun gelas kertas coat plastik,
> keduanya dimungkinkaan melepaskan bisphenol A yg carsinopgenik bila anda
> gunakan utk air panas.
> Utk perusahaan menajdi goo green karena tdk menimbun sampah lebih banyak
> lagi di bumi ini disamping tdk perlu menginvestasi sebagai pengeluaran
> bulanan terhadap gelas plastik maupun kertas berlapis plastik tersebut.
> Sallam,
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> Baby Asterix wrote:
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>> Hi Dokter,
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>> Membaca bahasan sebelumnya.. . mengenai air dalam kemasan plastik.
>> Saya perlu saran dokter nich, gelas sekali pakai dari bahan apa yang sebaiknya digunakan di kantor untuk keperluan sehari2 ??
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>> thanks,
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>> Baby
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