Canada declares bisphenol A a 'dangerous substance': Questioning the safety of plastics

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-13

  Buka, Irena ^a   Osornio Vargas, Alvaro ^b   Walker, Robin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CANCEROLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CANADA; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD WELFARE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 66449085670     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/14.1.11a     Document Type: Article

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