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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Tillett, Tanya

Titel

Bisphenol A, Chapter 2: New Data Shed Light on Exposure, Potential Bioaccumulation

Ist Teil von

• Environmental health perspectives, 2009-05, Vol.117 (5), p.A210-A210

Ort / Verlag

United States: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. National Institutes of Health. Department of Health and Human Services

Erscheinungsjahr

2009

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Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Bisphenol A (BPA), an industrial chemical used in a variety of consumer products, is ubiquitous in the modern environment, with residues found in the urine of an estimated 93% of Americans over 6 years of age, according to data from the 2003-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Recent research indicates that BPA acts as an endocrine disruptor and may increase the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and liver problems in adults. Until now, most exposure was thought to occur through diet, and the chemical was thought to clear the body quickly and completely. But a new study shows that urine BPA levels of subjects who had fasted for several hours were not as low as expected, suggesting either nondietary exposures or accumulation in fatty tissue, or both [EHP 117:784-789; Stahlhut et al.].