Bisphenol A (BPA) Found in Humans and Water in Three Geographic Regions with Distinctly Different Levels of Economic Development
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 peo...
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| author | 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 |
| author_facet | 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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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-f880ae5cc34743a0a3eac9d7e1c3b7302022-12-22T01:25:12ZengSAGE PublishingEnvironmental Health Insights1178-63022014-01-01810.4137/EHI.S13130Bisphenol A (BPA) Found in Humans and Water in Three Geographic Regions with Distinctly Different Levels of Economic DevelopmentVytas P. Karalius0Justin E. Harbison1Jacob Plange-Rhule2Richard B. Van Breemen3Guannan Li4Ke Huang5Ramon A. Durazo-Arvizu6Nallely Mora7Lara R. Dugas8Lane Vail9Nancy C. Tuchman10Terrence Forrester11Amy Luke12Department of Public Health Sciences, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.Department of Public Health Sciences, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.Department of Physiology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.Center for Botanical Dietary Supplements Research, University of Illinois College of Pharmacy, Chicago, IL, USA.Center for Botanical Dietary Supplements Research, University of Illinois College of Pharmacy, Chicago, IL, USA.Center for Botanical Dietary Supplements Research, University of Illinois College of Pharmacy, Chicago, IL, USA.Department of Public Health Sciences, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.Department of Public Health Sciences, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.Department of Public Health Sciences, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.Institute of Environmental Sustainability, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.Institute of Environmental Sustainability, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.Tropical Medicine Research Institute, University of the West Indies–-Mona, Kingston, Jamaica.Department of Public Health Sciences, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.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.https://doi.org/10.4137/EHI.S13130 |
| spellingShingle | 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 Bisphenol A (BPA) Found in Humans and Water in Three Geographic Regions with Distinctly Different Levels of Economic Development Environmental Health Insights |
| title | Bisphenol A (BPA) Found in Humans and Water in Three Geographic Regions with Distinctly Different Levels of Economic Development |
| title_full | Bisphenol A (BPA) Found in Humans and Water in Three Geographic Regions with Distinctly Different Levels of Economic Development |
| title_fullStr | Bisphenol A (BPA) Found in Humans and Water in Three Geographic Regions with Distinctly Different Levels of Economic Development |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bisphenol A (BPA) Found in Humans and Water in Three Geographic Regions with Distinctly Different Levels of Economic Development |
| title_short | Bisphenol A (BPA) Found in Humans and Water in Three Geographic Regions with Distinctly Different Levels of Economic Development |
| title_sort | bisphenol a bpa found in humans and water in three geographic regions with distinctly different levels of economic development |
| url | https://doi.org/10.4137/EHI.S13130 |
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