Plastic manufacturing chemical BPS harms egg cells, study suggests

Wednesday, August 10, 2016 - 08:31 in Physics & Chemistry

Previous research has found that bisphenol S (BPS), a chemical used in the manufacture of plastic bottles and other products, is as harmful to the reproductive system as bisphenol A (BPA), which BPS replaced. Research suggests that BPS can damage a woman's eggs - and at lower doses than BPA.

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