Bisphenol A: Should You Be Concerned?
2008-04-08
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Bisphenol A: Should You Be Concerned?
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Bisphenol A (BPA) is a raw material primarily used as a monomer
in polycarbonate and epoxy resin production. Industry produces
more than 6 billion pounds of BPA each year, and it has been used
commercially for ~50 years. Polycarbonates are used in infant
bottles, plastic dinnerware and storageware, and therefore BPA
may leach into human food. According to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), about 95% of Americans contain BPA
in their blood. Recent concerns regard the effects of low
exposure of BPA on human development and reproduction stemming
from experimental evidence that BPA may weakly bind to estrogen
receptors. The US NTP held an expert panel Aug 2007 reviewing
500 studies about BPA. The panel expressed “some” concerns that
exposure causes neural and behavioral effects in infants and
children and “minimal” concerns that it causes early puberty. No
major health risks were found. A final statement is pending.
The absolute decision regarding the effects of BPA on humans
remains debated and is subject for continued studies.
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Tweet, Marysia Susan. (2008). Bisphenol A: Should You Be Concerned?. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/5894.
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