Bisphenol A

Plastic is a convenient, strong and universally important product utilized throughout the world. However, despite plastic’s convenience and prevalence, which consumers appreciate, it is a devastating reality that the convenience of use of plastic in so many household goods comes at a very high price for our earth and the beings that live on it. With increasing amounts of plastic polluting the oceans and dangerous chemicals being emitted from plastic products, plastic is a hazard to many animals…

Chemicals are found in more items then what one thinks. The article “Chemical in Plastic May Harm Children” by LA Times staff writer Marla Cone you learn that the chemicals found in plastic products can lead to harmful side effects. The chemical bisphenol A, or BPA was found to be harmful by The National Toxicology Program. The ingredient polycarbonate plastic, BPA is one of the most widely used chemicals in industries. The chemical can seep from plastic baby bottles as well as liners…

Jared Curtis English 11, A3 Mrs. Wells 3/31/2016 Bisphenol A There has been a large controversy over the use of Bisphenol A, also known as BPA, in common item. Studies have been done to show that over ninety percent of the human population has traceable amounts of this substance in their bodies. Parents and citizens have flocked to BPA free items in the wake of this shocking discovery. While there is widespread use of BPA, the levels of it that are being used are nowhere near dangerous…

Bisphenol-A Bisphenol-A is a chemical compound used in the manufacturing of lightweight plastic and epoxy. According to www.bisphenol-a.org, it “possesses a unique balance of toughness, optical clarity, high heat resistance and excellent electrical resistance.” The chemical compound is used in the mass production of plastic bottles used for housing many cleaning solutions. In addition, it is used a sealant to line canned goods, produce sports water bottles, baby bottles, and a variety of…

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participant Summer Institute for Clinical Dental Research Methods at the University of Washington (which I now direct) and subsequently as a volunteer on my NIH-funded R01 prospective cohort study examining the extent to which children are exposed to Bisphenol A from resin-based dental materials. We continue working together, collaborating on a systematic review. Tamer is an excellent candidate for advanced dental training in the United States. There is no doubt in my mind that Tamer has the…

One of the questions people are asking themselves when buying safety products is, “Is this product actually safe?” One of the main concerns in safety products that are made out of hard plastic is the chemical Bisphenol-A (BPA). To figure out if hard plastic and other safety products, that could have other bad stuff in them, are actually safe, we should have scientist test the products for our safety. Safety products should be tested by the company of the product. The company is responsible for…

Lalonde, P. J. (2009). Migration of bisphenol A from plastic baby bottles, baby bottle liners and reusable polycarbonate drinking bottles. This provides information on how Human exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) has shown that exposure to BPA may occur through the consumption of beverages or foods that have been in contact with polycarbonate (PC) plastic…

The other systems of metabolic pathway II is 4-hydroxy - isopropenyl benzene acted as precursors for the forming of p-hydroxybenzoic acid. Pathway III is the original carbon -carbon cleavage on bisphenol accompanied by oxidation causes the forming of hydroquinone (Fig 4). The similar kind of degradation pathway by bacterial isolates were reported (Zhang et al., 2007 and Janett Fischer et al., 2010). The bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PAb1)…

Children younger than ten months old have immature gastrointestinal systems and are unable to properly digest and absorb the nutrients found in cow’s milk. Many of the nutrients in baby formula are not natural or easy to absorb. It’s hard to mimic the right mixture of vitamins and minerals that the mother’s body knows to give her child, which is why breastmilk is always best. So, how would you make baby formula at home and have the proper nutrition for your child? Before we have a look…