• Int J Hyg Environ Health · Nov 2013

    Urinary bisphenol A concentrations in pregnant women.

    • Anna Carita Callan, Andrea Lee Hinwood, Amy Heffernan, Geoff Eaglesham, Jochen Mueller, and Jon Øyvind Odland.
    • Centre for Ecosystem Management, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, WA 6027, Australia. Electronic address: a.callan@ecu.edu.au.
    • Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2013 Nov 1; 216 (6): 641-4.

    AbstractBisphenol A is a chemical that is present in a number of products and types of food packaging. Prenatal exposure to bisphenol A may cause behavioural changes in young children. The aim of this study was to investigate exposure to bisphenol A in pregnant Australian women as a surrogate of neonatal exposure. First morning void urine samples were collected from 26 pregnant women at around week 38 of gestation. Bisphenol A was detectable in 85% of the samples analysed. The median concentration in this group of women was 2.41μg/L with a range of Copyright © 2012 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.

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