title: A review of the environmental fate, effects, and exposures of bisphenol A.
abstract: Bisphenol A (CAS 85-05-7) may be released into the environment through its use and handling, and permitted discharges. BPA is moderately soluble (120 to 300 mg/L at pH 7), may adsorb to sediment (Koc 314 to 1524), has low volatility, and is not persistent based on its rapid biodegradation in acclimated wastewater treatment plants and receiving waters (half-lives 2.5 to 4 days). BPA is "slightly to moderately" toxic (algal EC50 of 1000 micrograms/L) and has low potential for bioaccumulation in aquatic organisms (BCFs 5 to 68). The chronic NOEC for Daphnia magna is > 3146 micrograms/L. Surface water concentrations are at least one to several orders of magnitude lower than chronic effects, with most levels nondetected.
authors.affiliation: Assessment Technologies, Inc., Fairfax, VA 22030, USA.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Staples
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Dorn
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Klecka
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: O'Block
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000633:toxicity; D000818:Animals; D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis* / Q000633:toxicity; D006207:Half-Life; D006801:Humans; D010636:Phenols / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000633:toxicity; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity; D000098826:Bisphenol A Compounds
chemical_list: D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D010636:Phenols; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C006780:bisphenol A; D000098826:Bisphenol A Compounds