Toxicology: The big test for bisphenol A

After years of wrangling over the chemical's toxicity, researchers are charting a new way forwards. Brendan Borrell investigates how the debate has reshaped environmental-health studies.

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Published inNature (London) Vol. 464; no. 7292; pp. 1122 - 1124
Main Author Borrell, Brendan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group UK 22.04.2010
Subjects
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Animals
Benzhydryl Compounds
Bisphenol A
Chemical Industry - methods
Chemical Industry - standards
Endocrine Disruptors - adverse effects
Endocrine Disruptors - toxicity
Estrogens, Non-Steroidal - adverse effects
Estrogens, Non-Steroidal - toxicity
Female
Guidelines as Topic
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Infant
Male
Mice
multidisciplinary
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (U.S.)
Neoplasms - chemically induced
Neoplasms - etiology
news-feature
Phenols - adverse effects
Phenols - toxicity
Rats
Science
Toxicity Tests - methods
Toxicity Tests - standards
Toxicology
Toxicology - economics
Toxicology - methods
Toxicology - standards
United States
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Validation Studies as Topic
United States
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Summary:After years of wrangling over the chemical's toxicity, researchers are charting a new way forwards. Brendan Borrell investigates how the debate has reshaped environmental-health studies.
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ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/4641122a