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http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/aer.2013.2.3.179

Bisphenol A and other alkylphenols in the environment - occurrence, fate, health effects and analytical techniques  

Zhu, Zhuo (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, University of Massachusetts Graduate School of Marine Sciences and Technology)
Zuo, Yuegang (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, University of Massachusetts Graduate School of Marine Sciences and Technology)
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Advances in environmental research / v.2, no.3, 2013 , pp. 179-202 More about this Journal
Abstract
Bisphenol A and other alkylphenols are widely used in plastic and other industrial consumer products. Release of these compounds into the aquatic environment during their manufacture, use and disposal has been a great scientific and public concern due to their toxicity at high concentrations and endocrine disrupting effects at low concentration on aquatic wildlife and human beings. This paper reviews the published data and researches on the environmental occurrence, distribution, health effects and analytical techniques of bisphenol A and alkylphenols. The aim is to provide an overview of the current understanding about bisphenol A and alkylphenols in the environment and the difficulties faced today in order to establish standard and systematic environmental analysis and assessment process for these endocrine disruptor compounds.
Keywords
bisphenol A; alkylphenols; environmental fates; environmental endocrine disruptors; gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; high-performance liquid chromatography; liquid-liquid extraction;
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