RJA #6c: Protopage

Protopage for Diana

RJA #6b: Search Strings

I did not have any comments or suggestions for changing my search strings. However, I do realize I could use more keywords in a single search to narrow and specify my search results.

RJA# 4b: Search Strings

+”bisphenol A” + water bottles
+bisphenol A + effects +use
+bisphenol A +water bottles +sigg –nalgene

Recalls OR health OR effects "Bisphenol-A"
“Bisphenol-A” AND health effects
Bisphenol-A AND water bottles OR polycarbonate plastic

RJA #4a: Keywords

FOREST LOG Keywords

Health – Healthy – Healthiness – Wellbeing – Safety – Risk.

Controversy – Controversies – Argument – Disagreement – Dispute

Bisphenol-A – BPA

Plastics – Plastic – Containers – Bottle – Bottles

Effects – Effect – Consequence – Consequences

Companies – Company – Corporation – Businesses - Manufactures

RJA #3c: Developing Research Question

Write a Research Question

1.

Who uses bisphenol-A?

Why do companies use bisphenol-A?

When did companies stop making products with bisphenol-A?

Where are companies getting their information on bisphenol-A?

How are businesses profiting from information being publicized on bisphenol-A?

What is the controversy surrounding the safety of bisphenol-A in consumer products?

Should bisphenol-A products have a mandatory recall?

Would the FDA consider bisphenol-A to still be safe after performing their study?

2.
Who uses bisphenol-A?

Why do companies use bisphenol-A?

When did companies stop making products with bisphenol-A?

Where are companies getting their information on bisphenol-A?

How are businesses profiting from information being publicized on bisphenol-A?

What is the controversy surrounding the safety of bisphenol-A in consumer products?

Should bisphenol-A products have a mandatory recall?

Would the FDA consider bisphenol-A to still be safe after performing their study?

3.

My audience are consumers. People who buy products such as plastic containers, and bottles. They may be unaware of how these types of products are made. People who may have formed uneducated opinions based off health conscious fears, and partial information they hear.

I want to inform my audience about; What BPA is, what kinds of products contain BPA, controversy arguments against BPA toxicity. What companies are using instead, and how companies are capitalizing on the published information.

4.

Who uses bisphenol-A?

Why do companies use bisphenol-A?

When did companies stop making products with bisphenol-A?

Where are companies getting their information on bisphenol-A?

How are businesses profiting from information being publicized on bisphenol- A?What is the controversy surrounding the safety of bisphenol-A in consumer products?

Should bisphenol-A products have a mandatory recall?

Would the FDA consider bisphenol-A to still be safe after performing their study?

5. What is the controversy surrounding the safety of bisphenol-A in consumer products?

RJA #3b: Narrowing Research Topic

I don’t think I need to narrow my topic as a whole, but I do need to narrow the focus. I think I want to focus on just drinking bottles and the major company makers. How they have capitalized on the BPA heath controversy by making new products and doing voluntary recalls. I want to explore the heath argument going on about BPA, but also want it to tie into how a huge product focus is on bottle companies and what they are doing.

RJA #3a: Exploring Research Topic

From just initial searching I found out that BPA is used as a lining in a lot of food containers, and it is put into polycarbonate plastic products to harden them. The chemical mimics estrogen interfering with the hormones believing to cause cancer, birth defects, and early pubescent heath problems in children. The FDA doesn’t have an opinion yet as to whether or not BPA is toxic in the amounts that we ingest. I also found many bottle companies have information pages on BPA and have done voluntary recalls.