Over the last 60 years plastics production has increased manifold, owing to their
inexpensive, multipurpose, durable and lightweight nature. These characteristics have …

This review critically evaluates the plastic accumulation challenges and their environmental
(primarily) and human (secondarily) impacts. It also emphasizes on their degradation and …

Bisphenol A (BPA) is an industrial compound used extensively to produce synthetic
polymers, such as epoxy resins, which are incorporated into the inner coating of metal cans …

The impact of microplastics (MPs) on aquatic life, given their ubiquitous presence in the
water compartment, represents a growing concern. Consistently, scientific knowledge is …

Bisphenol A is an oil-derived, large market volume chemical with a wide spectrum of
applications in plastics, adhesives and thermal papers. However, bisphenol A is not …

Due to the large number of applications of bisphenol-A (BPA), the human exposure routes
are multiple. We aimed to review shortly the food and non-food sources of BPA, and to …

Bisphenol A (BPA) is one of the most widely used synthetic compounds on the planet. Upon
entering the diet, its highest concentration (1–104 ng/g of tissue) has been recorded in the …

The plastic monomer and plasticizer bisphenol A (BPA) is one of the highest volume
chemicals produced worldwide. BPA is used in the production of polycarbonate plastics and …

Concern exists over whether additives in plastics to which most people are exposed, such
as phthalates, bisphenol A or polybrominated diphenyl ethers, may cause harm to human …

Components used in plastics, such as phthalates, bisphenol A (BPA), polybrominated
diphenyl ethers (PBDE) and tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), are detected in humans. In …