BPAs and other harmfulls in hose.

[LtGrimms]

Hello,

This is my second year gardening and I've got a lot of veggies going in my garden. However, since my plan is to eat lots of what I've grown I want to make sure they are as healthy and safe as possible. I understand that some hoses leach harmful chemicals like lead and BPAs. If possible I would like to have a drip irrigation system that doesn't do this but, withstanding that I'd be happy to have just a hose that doesn't leach harmful chemicals. Does anyone have any recommendations for a drip irrigation system that is safe for food?

Thanks,
Anthony

 

[DirtMechanic]

So you are basically concerned that plants will uptake a bpa molecule? The reason I ask is people will use things like "organic" copper fungicides which are capable of building up in the soil and making it toxic even though here in the U$A they have not been banned yet. I know heat and uv light helps break down polymers so my hoses are in boxes but this bpa minute has me tagging along on your thread to learn something myself.

 

[LtGrimms]

Yeah, I don't know for sure that it happens but I figure that since BPAs used to leach out from people water bottles that it can leach out from a hose. It's another question if they are taken up by the plant but this doesn't seem too crazy to me either.

 

[pepper]

Yeah, I don't know for sure that it happens but I figure that since BPAs used to leach out from people water bottles that it can leach out from a hose. It's another question if they are taken up by the plant but this doesn't seem too crazy to me either.

I was shopping around for a new hose not long ago and seen lead and BPA free hoses at Canadian Tire and on Amazon. They are called drink safe or something like that.

 

[DirtMechanic]

BPAs from canned tomatoes from the can lining seem to be a thing.

 

[LtGrimms]

BPAs from canned tomatoes from the can lining seem to be a thing.

I've heard this as well

 

[LtGrimms]

Well, I found something that looks BPA free. At least it says it is and that's all I can do. Didn't want to spend $$$$ on the polyurethane hoses so I got this one.

https://www.homedepot.ca/product/aqua-joe-hybrid-polymer-flex-kink-free-hose-5-8-in-50-ft-/1001574211

I had been searching for a while and for some reason this never came up. I eventually saw it in the 'related items' tab when I was looking at stainless steel hoses.

 

[DirtMechanic]

Well, I found something that looks BPA free. At least it says it is and that's all I can do. Didn't want to spend $$$$ on the polyurethane hoses so I got this one.

https://www.homedepot.ca/product/aqua-joe-hybrid-polymer-flex-kink-free-hose-5-8-in-50-ft-/1001574211

I had been searching for a while and for some reason this never came up. I eventually saw it in the 'related items' tab when I was looking at stainless steel hoses.

BPA is a plasticizer as I understand. I guess they have others to make the plastics pliable?