A review of the environmental fate, effects, and exposures of bisphenol A

Occurrence of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in riverine sediments from the Pearl River Delta, China

“…However, moderate correlations were yielded between BPA, E1, and TOC contents (r = 0.69 and 0.68, respectively) (Fig. 3), which was probably related to their smaller log K ow values of 3.32 (Staples et al, 1998) and 3.94 (Lai et al, 2000) for BPA and E1, respectively. Besides, other binding mechanisms to the sediment other than hydrophobic interaction with organic matters could be effective and responsible.…”

Bisphenol A and Obesity in Children and Adolescents

“…To the Editor: Dr Trasande and colleagues 1 concluded that "Urinary [bisphenol A] BPA concentration was significantly associated with obesity in this cross-sectional study of children and adolescents. Explanations of the association cannot rule out the possibility that obese children ingest food with higher BPA content or have greater adipose stores of BPA.…”

“…However, one of his citations actually states that BPA is "moderately soluble" in water. 1 More recent reviews by the World Health Organization estimate BPA solubility in water to be 0.5 to 1.3 mmol/L. 2 Furthermore, it is important to reflect on the metabolic transformation of BPA in humans.…”

“…Also, the BASALT trial investigators chose to enroll patients with mild asthma who were well controlled with low-dose inhaled corticosteroids at baseline. 1 This selection of well-controlled patients may have limited the external validity of the study and its generalizability to less well-controlled patients.…”

A study on temporal trends and estimates of fate of Bisphenol A in agricultural soils after sewage sludge amendment

“…Bisphenol A (2,propane; BPA) is a high production volume plasticizer is one such compound, commonly detected in sewage sludge (0.1 -3.2×10 7 µg kg -1 ) [Harrison et al, 2006;Song et al, 2014]. It is used industrially as a monomer for the production of polycarbonate and epoxy resins, unsaturated polyester-styrene resins and flame retardants and is used in a diverse range of products [Staples et al, 1998;Clarke and Smith, 2011]. The global consumption of BPA in 2011 was predicted to exceed 5.5 million metric tons.…”