Determination of Bisphenol-A in Reusable Polycarbonate Food-Contact Plastics and Migration to Food-Simulating Liquids

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 3541-3544

  Biles, J E ^a   McNeal, T P ^a   Begley, T H ^a   Hollifield, H C ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Baby bottles; Bisphenol A; Hydrolysis; Migration; Polycarbonate

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000993953     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf970072i     Document Type: Article

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