Potential risk of bisphenol a migration from polycarbonate containers after heating, boiling, and microwaving

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 72, Issue 21-22, 2009, Pages 1285-1291

  Lim, Duck Soo ^a   Kwack, Seung Jun ^b   Kim, Kyu Bong ^b   Kim, Hyung Sik ^c   Lee, Byung Mu ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Toxicological Research   (South Korea)

^c Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; HOT WATER; POLYCARBONATE; ESTROGEN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYMER; WATER;

ARTICLE; BOILING POINT; CONTAINER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; HEATING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; MICROWAVE COOKING; NONHUMAN; PORK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROOM TEMPERATURE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; COOKING; HEAT; MEAT; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PACKAGING; SWINE;

ANIMALS; COOKERY; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; FOOD ANALYSIS; HOT TEMPERATURE; MEAT; MICROWAVES; ORYZA SATIVA; PHENOLS; POLYMERS; PRODUCT PACKAGING; SWINE; WATER;

EID: 75749103779     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390903212329     Document Type: Article

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