Karalius Vytas P, Harbison Justin E, Plange-Rhule Jacob, van Breemen Richard B, Li Guannan, Huang Ke, Durazo-Arvizu Ramon A, Mora Nallely, Dugas Lara R, Vail Lane, Tuchman Nancy C, Forrester Terrence, Luke Amy
Department of Public Health Sciences, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Department of Physiology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Environ Health Insights. 2014 Jan 12;8:1-3. doi: 10.4137/EHI.S13130.
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.
疑似内分泌干扰物双酚A（BPA）与环氧树脂和聚碳酸酯塑料的制造、分销及使用有关；因此，对该化合物的研究主要集中在发达国家的城市地区。这项针对109人的尿液双酚A的小型研究在美国城市、牙买加城市和加纳农村地区开展。此外，还从研究参与者附近地区采集并分析了当地的饮用水和地表水样本。所有三个地点的尿液和水中双酚A的含量相当。因此，未来对双酚A的研究应考虑将调查范围扩大到通常与该化合物无关的农村地区。
