A new study of 218 Chinese men found that even low levels of the controversial plastics chemical bisphenol A (BPA) can lower sperm quality and count. For the study, which was published in the journal Fertility and Sterility, researchers noted the participants' sperm quality and urine BPA levels over five years. When compared to participants without detectable levels of the chemical, men with BPA in their urine were three times more likely to have low quality sperm.
"This adds additional human evidence that BPA is bad," said [the study's first author] De-Kun Li.... "The general public should probably try to avoid exposure to BPA as much as they can." [Washington Post]
That's a tough order, because BPA is all over the place. It's found in everything from sports equipment to medical devices to the plastic lining in canned foods. Li's previous studies have shown sexual effects of high levels of ...
