Danger: Don't drink water from forgotten bottles in the car

A forgotten water bottle on the floor of your car can be the solution to your thirst no matter how long it's been there.
Water may be necessary and good for us, but you have to stop this habit.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, when temperatures outside range from 26 to 37 degrees Celsius, the temperature inside a car parked in direct sunlight can quickly reach 54 to 77 degrees Celsius. The upper range in this range is longer than the lower temperature in most ovens.
In terms of temperature rise over time, it makes very little difference whether the car windows are closed or slightly open. According to a study by the American Academy of Pediatrics, in both cases the temperature inside a car can rise about 4 degrees within 1 hour even when the outside temperature is only 22 degrees °C.
Although there have been no widespread outbreaks of illness linked to drinking contaminated bottled water, this water may indeed contain germs at levels high enough to make a person with a weak immune system sick. The bacteria may come from the source of the water or perhaps be introduced during the bottling process and then multiply with the moderate heat. Of course, microbes are only one side of the problem, plastic is the other.

A study from the University of Florida looked at 16 bottled water brands, and the findings could cast doubt on the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) current recommendations for bisphenol A (or BPA) levels in plastic water bottles.
BPA is a dangerous chemical linked to health risks ranging from digestive problems to brain development. It was found in about 2 billion products in the US that are used on a daily basis. Because it is harmful to the development of the brain and body, children and pregnant women should avoid contact with this substance.
Although there are simple ways to avoid BPA, governments are reluctant to inform the general public. The fact that exposure to BPA as a fetus carries over into later adulthood is cause for great concern.
Although low levels of it in plastic products have been deemed safe, the researchers of the latest study watched these supposedly harmless levels rise over a 4-week period when left at 70 degrees Celsius.

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