Levels of bisphenol-A in thermal paper receipts from Belgium and estimation of human exposure

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 435-436, Issue , 2012, Pages 30-33

  Geens, Tinne ^a   Goeyens, Leo ^b   Kannan, Kurunthachalam ^c   Neels, Hugo ^a   Covaci, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A; BPA; Dermal absorption; Human exposure; Thermal paper

Indexed keywords

BISPHENOL A; BPA; DERMAL ABSORPTION; HUMAN EXPOSURES; THERMAL PAPER;

PHENOLS;

PAPER;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL;

DENTITION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; HEALTH RISK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROCESSING; RECYCLING;

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; PAPER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ABSORPTION; THERMAL PAPER;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BELGIUM; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAPER; PHENOLS;

BELGIUM; COLOR; CONCENTRATION; DEVELOPERS; PHENOLS; RECYCLING; THERMAL PAPERS;

BELGIUM;

EID: 84864415301     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.07.001     Document Type: Article

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