Another thing to remember.....many toxic chemicals are Cumulative, like
Atrizine. They tend to store themselves in the body over years. So while
each sip may be inconsequential......a lifetime of drinking small doses can
add up.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sheryl Rieck" <shri...@cableone.net>
To: <Texascavers@texascavers.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 12:53 PM
Subject: RE: [Texascavers] Nalgene bottles
Does it leach out over an extended period of time? Or, does it
immediately
start the process. For example, if I put water in for 4 hours and then
empty it, has the 'nert' stuff leached in that amount of time? Or, does
it
take longer?
Sheryl - Not a scientist
-----Original Message-----
From: Gill Ediger [mailto:gi...@worldnet.att.net]
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 12:44 PM
To: Texascavers@texascavers.com
Subject: [Texascavers] Nalgene bottles
Lowell Eck told me way back in the '80s that Nalgene bottles (the thick,
durable ones) were "nert"--meaning that they were not "inert". They are
not
chemically stable, and plasticizers and such will come out of them and
contaminate whatever is stored in them. At some point, I guess, if the
contents are changed often enough, all the bad juju ought to get leached
out and the bottles stabilize, but how long that'll take and which
chemicals (contents) are more likely to disolve/absorb them is open to
discussion.
I used to carry "not water" in mine on river trips, but stopped doing both
a long time ago.
--Ediger
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