Bisphenol A (BPA) Found in Humans and Water in Three Geographic Regions with Distinctly Different Levels of Economic Development | Zendy

Vytas P. Karalius | Zendy; Justin E. Harbison | Zendy; Jacob PlangeRhule | Zendy; Richard B. van Breemen | Zendy; Guannan Li | Zendy; Ke Huang | Zendy; Ramón Durazo-Arvizú | Zendy; Nallely Mora | Zendy; Lara R. Dugas | Zendy; Lane Marie Vail | Zendy; Nancy C. Tuchman | Zendy; Terrence Forrester | Zendy; Amy Luke | Zendy

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Bisphenol A (BPA) Found in Humans and Water in Three Geographic Regions with Distinctly Different Levels of Economic Development

Author(s) -

Vytas P. Karalius,

Justin E. Harbison,

Jacob PlangeRhule,

Richard B. van Breemen,

Guannan Li,

Ke Huang,

Ramón Durazo-Arvizú,

Nallely Mora,

Lara R. Dugas,

Lane Marie Vail,

Nancy C. Tuchman,

Terrence Forrester,

Amy Luke

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

environmental health insights

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575

H-Index - 20

ISSN - 1178-6302

DOI - 10.4137/ehi.s13130

Subject(s) - bisphenol a , endocrine disruptor , polycarbonate , rural area , environmental health , benzhydryl compounds , endocrine system , urine , environmental chemistry , environmental science , geography , epoxy , medicine , chemistry , organic chemistry , pathology , hormone

The suspected endocrine disruptor bisphenol A (BPA) is associated with the manufacture, distribution, and use of epoxy resins and polycarbonate plastics; thus, studies of this compound have focused primarily on urban areas in developed countries. This small study investigating urinary BPA of 109 people was conducted in the urban United States, urban Jamaica, and rural Ghana. Additionally, local drinking and surface water samples were collected and analyzed from areas near study participants. Levels of BPA in both urine and water were comparable among all three sites. Thus, future studies of BPA should consider expanding investigations to rural areas not typically associated with the compound.

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