The German-American Steuben Parade is held in New York City every third Saturday in September starting at noon, and runs along Fifth Avenue from 64th Street to 86th Street. For over 50 years, the parade has celebrated the German culture with crazy costumes, floats, music, and dance.
âsomeone discovered that cycling water bottles (or bidons) contained a toxic chemical called BPAâ. I donât think anybody needed to âdiscoverâ it. If I recall correctly, BPA is deliberately added to the plastic to make it less hard and brittle, more squeezy. What was discovered is that BPA can be an estrogen mimic.
So the degree of BPA leaching from PC water bottles, and its associated health risks, is still a matter of debate. However, it is safe to say that with PC water bottles, such as the Nalgene Lexan bottles, care should be taken to limit polymer degradation. Stainless Steel-reusable, lightweight bottles are made of stainless steel inside and out. Stainless steel doesn't leach or react, but avoid freexing or filling with hot water. A popular supplier is Klean Kanteen. â¢ Glass-pose no health risks, but have the obvious disadvantage of being breakable.