期刊
CHEMOSPHERE
卷 85, 期 6, 页码 943-947出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.06.060
关键词
Bisphenol A; Copolyester; Epoxy resins; Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Polycarbonate; Water bottles
资金
- NIH/NIEHS [RC2-ES-018765, R01-ES015145]
- University of Cincinnati Centre for Environmental Genetics [P30-ES06096, T32 ES016646-02]
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a ubiquitous high volume industrial chemical that is an estrogen and an environmental endocrine disrupting chemical. Bisphenol A is used extensively in the production of consumer goods, polycarbonate plastics, epoxy resins and coatings used to line metallic food and beverage cans. There is great concern regarding the possible harmful effects from exposures that result from BPA leaching into foods and beverages from packaging or storage containers. The objective of this study was to independently assess whether BPA contamination of water was occurring from different types of reusable drinking bottles marketed as alternatives to BPA-containing polycarbonate plastics. Using a sensitive and quantitative BPA-specific competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay we evaluated whether BPA migrated into water stored in polycarbonate or copolyester plastic bottles, and different lined or unlined metallic reusable water bottles. At room temperature the concentration of BPA migrating from polycarbonate bottles ranged from 0.2 to 0.3 mg L(-1). Under identical conditions BPA migration from aluminium bottles lined with epoxy-based resins was variable depending on manufacturer ranging from 0.08 to 1.9 mg L(-1). Boiling water significantly increased migration of BPA from the epoxy lined bottles. No detectable BPA contamination was observed in water stored in bottles made from Tritan (TM) copolyester plastic, uncoated stainless steel, or aluminium lined with EcoCare (TM). The results from this study demonstrate that when used according to manufacturers' recommendations reusable water bottles constructed from BPA-free alternative materials are suitable for consumption of beverages free of BPA contamination. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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