Human exposures to bisphenol A: mismatches between data and assumptions

• Published in: Reviews on environmental health Vol. 28; no. 1; p. 37
• Main Authors: Vandenberg, Laura N., Hunt, Patricia A., Myers, John Peterson, vom Saal, Frederick S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany 2013
• Subjects: Animals; Benzhydryl Compounds - metabolism; Benzhydryl Compounds - pharmacokinetics; Benzhydryl Compounds - toxicity; Diet; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Environmental Exposure; Environmental Monitoring; Environmental Pollutants - toxicity; Humans; Phenols - metabolism; Phenols - pharmacokinetics; Phenols - toxicity; Risk Assessment

Human exposure to bisphenol A (BPA), a synthetic estrogen found in numerous consumer products, is widespread. However, scientific knowledge about the sources and routes of exposure remains incomplete. Although human biomonitoring studies report small amounts of bioactive BPA in the blood of most sub...