Relevance of drinking water as a source of human exposure to bisphenol A

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 137-144

  Arnold, Scott M ^a   Clark, Kathryn E ^b   Staples, Charles A ^c   Klecka, Gary M ^a   Dimond, Steve S ^d   Caspers, Norbert ^e   Hentges, Steven G ^f  

^a DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^b BEC Technologies   (Canada)

^c Assessment Technologies   (United States)

^d SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS   (United States)

^e American Chemistry Council ^*

^f American Chemistry Council   (United States)

Author keywords

biomonitoring; BPA; daily intake; margin of safety; source water

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; BENZHYDRYL DERIVATIVE; DRINKING WATER; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; WATER POLLUTANT;

BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; PHENOLS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84876754788     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2012.66     Document Type: Article

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