What materials are used in plastic beverage bottles?

Subject: What materials are used in plastic beverage bottles?

Date: Mon Feb 2 14:56:13 2004
Posted by joe
Grade level: teacher/prof School: life
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Area of science: Chemistry
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I'm trying to determine if it is fact or urban legend that to continuously 
reuse plastic beverage bottles is toxic to our bodies.  Should they be 
immediately discarded?  Why?  Can they be reused for two months?  Should we 
only reuse them for the type of beverage originally purchased in them?  Is 
washing them in dish detergent harmful to their chemical composition?  Thanks!

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