Croucher Institute for Environmental Sciences, and Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, PR China.
Environ Int. 2012 Jul;42:91-9. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2011.04.010. Epub 2011 May 19.
Bisphenol A (BPA), identified as an endocrine disruptor, is an industrially important chemical that is used as a raw material in the manufacture of many products such as engineering plastics (e.g., epoxy resins/polycarbonate plastics), food cans (i.e., lacquer coatings), and dental composites/sealants. The demand and production capacity of BPA in China have grown rapidly. This trend will lead to much more BPA contamination in the environmental media and in the general population in China. This paper reviews the current literature concerning the pollution status of BPA in China (the mainland, Hong Kong, and Taiwan) and its potential impact on human health. Due to potential human health risks from long-term exposure to BPA, body burden of the contaminant should be monitored.
双酚 A（BPA），一种被鉴定为内分泌干扰物的物质，是一种具有重要工业用途的化学物质，被用作许多产品的原材料，例如工程塑料（如环氧树脂/聚碳酸酯塑料）、食品罐（即漆层涂料）以及牙科复合材料/密封剂。BPA 在我国的需求和产能迅速增长。这一趋势将导致中国环境介质和普通人群中 BPA 的污染更加严重。本文综述了目前有关 BPA 在中国大陆、香港和台湾地区的污染状况及其对人类健康的潜在影响的文献。由于长期接触 BPA 可能对人体健康造成风险，因此应监测污染物的体内负荷。
