Bisphenol A
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Bisphenol A is a chemical compound primarily used in the manufacturing of various plastics. It is a colourless solid which is soluble in most common organic solvents, but has very poor solubility in w
Bisphenol A is primarily used to make plastics, such as this polycarbonate water bottle.
The largest exposure humans have had to BPA is from food packaging, particularly the epoxy lining of metal food, beverage cans and plastic bottles.
Endocrine disruptor
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Endocrine disruptors, sometimes also referred to as hormonally active agents, endocrine disrupting chemicals, or endocrine disrupting compounds are chemicals that can interfere with endocrine systems.
Frozen salmon has been shown to have contained several man-made compounds and found to be contaminated with PBDE along with several other products.
Plastics in landfills can be absorbed by the soil and can then get into groundwater.
A mouse in a laboratory setting
Zebrafish being studied in a laboratory