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

Vytas P. Karalius; Justin E. Harbison; Jacob Plange-Rhule; Richard B. Van Breemen; Guannan Li; Ke Huang; Ramon A. Durazo-Arvizu; Nallely Mora; Lara R. Dugas; Lane Vail; Nancy C. Tuchman; Terrence Forrester; Amy Luke

doi:10.1177/EHI.S13130

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1 January 2020 Bisphenol A (BPA) Found in Humans and Water in Three Geographic Regions with Distinctly Different Levels of Economic Development

Vytas P. Karalius, Justin E. Harbison, Jacob Plange-Rhule, Richard B. Van Breemen, Guannan Li, Ke Huang, Ramon A. Durazo-Arvizu, Nallely Mora, Lara R. Dugas, Lane Vail, Nancy C. Tuchman, Terrence Forrester, Amy Luke

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Environmental Health Insights, 8(1): (2020). https://doi.org/10.1177/EHI.S13130

Abstract

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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Vytas P. Karalius, Justin E. Harbison, Jacob Plange-Rhule, Richard B. Van Breemen, Guannan Li, Ke Huang, Ramon A. Durazo-Arvizu, Nallely Mora, Lara R. Dugas, Lane Vail, Nancy C. Tuchman, Terrence Forrester, and Amy Luke "Bisphenol A (BPA) Found in Humans and Water in Three Geographic Regions with Distinctly Different Levels of Economic Development," Environmental Health Insights 8(1), (1 January 2020). https://doi.org/10.1177/EHI.S13130

Published: 1 January 2020

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