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Traces of bisphenol A or BPA, a chemical used in plastics production, are widely detected in our bodies and environment. This title explores the roots of the contemporary debate over the safety of BPA, and the concerns presented by its estrogen-like effects even at low doses.

Table of Contents
List of Illustrations List of Abbreviations Measurements Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Plastic Food 2. The "Toxicity Crisis" of the 1960s and 1970s 3. Regulatory Toxicity Testing and Environmental Estrogens 4. Endocrine Disruption: New Science, New Risks 5. The Low-Dose Debate 6. Battles over Bisphenol A Epilogue Notes Index

Is It Safe

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      Publisher University of California Press
      Published 20 December 2012
      ISBN-13 9780520273580
      978-0520273580
      ISBN-10 0520273583

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Traces of bisphenol A or BPA, a chemical used in plastics production, are widely detected in our bodies and environment. This title explores the roots of the contemporary debate over the safety of BPA, and the concerns presented by its estrogen-like effects even at low doses.

      Table of Contents
      List of Illustrations List of Abbreviations Measurements Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Plastic Food 2. The "Toxicity Crisis" of the 1960s and 1970s 3. Regulatory Toxicity Testing and Environmental Estrogens 4. Endocrine Disruption: New Science, New Risks 5. The Low-Dose Debate 6. Battles over Bisphenol A Epilogue Notes Index

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