Bisphenol A (BPA) is an industrial chemical used to make polycarbonate plastic resins, epoxy resins, and other products.

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical building block that is used primarily to make polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins. Polycarbonate plastic is a lightweight, high-performance plastic that possesses a unique balance of toughness, optical clarity, high heat resistance, and excellent electrical resistance. Because of these attributes, polycarbonate is used in a wide variety of common products including digital media (e.g., CDs, DVDs), electrical and electronic equipment, automobiles, sports safety equipment, reusable food and drink containers , and many other products.

BPA is also used in the production of epoxy resins. Epoxy resins have many uses including engineering applications such as electrical laminates for printed circuit boards, composites, paints and adhesives, as well as in a variety of protective coatings. Cured epoxy resins are inert materials used as protective liners in metal cans to maintain the quality of canned foods and beverages, and have achieved wide acceptance for use as protective coatings because of their exceptional combination of toughness, adhesion, formability, and chemical resistance.

 

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences has launched 11 new animal studies to investigate the possible effects of bisphenol A or BPA.

Canada plans to ban plastic baby bottles made with BPA. The chemical has been used for decades to harden plastics and turns up in many food and beverage containers and the linings of food containers

chemicals showing up U.S. waterways and drinking water have been linked to deformities in fish, frogs and other wildlife. BPA leaches into the water supply when containers made with the chemical are discarded.

Endocrine disruptors are natural or synthetic chemicals that may interfere with or mimic human hormones that regulate growth and development.

There is concern that drinking water might be a "significant route of exposure" for potential endocrine disruptors such as BPA and that even low doses can have an effect on the body.

 Does BPA leach out of dental sealants? Yes.

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双酚A（BPA），是一种工业化学品用于制造聚碳酸酯塑料树脂，环氧树脂 和其他产品。

双酚A（BPA）是一种化学构件，主要用于使聚碳酸酯塑料和环氧树脂。聚碳酸酯塑料是一个轻量级 高性能塑料，拥有独特的韧性平衡，光学透明度，高耐热性，优良的电阻。由于这些属性 ，聚碳酸酯是用在数字媒体，包括共同的多种产品（如光盘，DVD光盘），电器及电子设备，汽车，运动安全设备 ，可重复使用的食品和饮料容器 和许多其他产品。

双酚A也用于环氧树脂的生产。环氧树脂有包括如电子层压板的工程应用有多种用途印刷 电路板，复合材料，涂料和胶粘剂 ，以及在不同的保护涂层。环氧树脂的固化在金属罐保护衬垫用于维护的罐头食品和饮料的质量惰性物质 ，并取得了为，因为他们的韧性，附着力，成形性的特殊保护涂层结合使用广泛接受 ，和耐化学性。

环境健康科学研究所已推出11个新的动物实验研究，以investiga 德的双酚A双酚A或可能产生的影响。

加拿大计划禁止使用双酚A塑料婴儿瓶。该化学品已被使用了数十年来强化塑料在许多波折最多 OD和饮料容器和食品容器的衬里

化学品显示了美国水道和饮用水都与畸形鱼 ，青蛙和其他野生动物。进入供水系统，双酚A时，河床容器与化工将被丢弃。

内分泌干扰物是天然的或合成chemica 储蓄，可能妨碍或模仿人类的激素调节的增长和发展。

人们担心，饮用水可能是“接触的重要途径” 如潜在的内分泌干扰物双酚A，即使低剂量可对人体的影响。