Can the mold from a water bottle harm you?

[Blueberry]

So...what's the verdict? Are Nalgene bottles safe? Or should they go in the trash? I've read some stuff (including the link already posted), but wanted to know what others think....hard to tell if it's all hype.

[gnat23]

So...what's the verdict? Are Nalgene bottles safe?

It's funny, but I was looking up something for work (on whether polystyrene leaches in sodium hydroxide... hrm), but came across a lot of documentation about Nalgene that I mentally filed for later use.

What I remember is that Nalgene is great for regular use. It doesn't leach anything so long as you don't take it to any extreme, like:
- Freeze it with stuff inside
- Heat/boil it
- Leave stuff in there too long (i.e., several days)

If all you're doing is filling it and drinking out of it, it's fine.

-- gnat!

[Aggie_Ama]

It's funny, but I was looking up something for work (on whether polystyrene leaches in sodium hydroxide... hrm), but came across a lot of documentation about Nalgene that I mentally filed for later use.

What I remember is that Nalgene is great for regular use. It doesn't leach anything so long as you don't take it to any extreme, like:
- Freeze it with stuff inside
- Heat/boil it
- Leave stuff in there too long (i.e., several days)

If all you're doing is filling it and drinking out of it, it's fine.

-- gnat!

Gnat- Are you on the Specialized site? There is a thin, young female with Pink Dreds- you?