Modern Chemistry & Applications

Armand G Ngounou Wetie

Publications

• Review Article
  Correlation between Bisphenol A Exposure and Adverse Health Effects
  Author(s): Michelle Kelley, Armand G Ngounou Wetie and Costel C DarieMichelle Kelley, Armand G Ngounou Wetie and Costel C Darie
  
  Bisphenol A is found in polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins that make up many items that people use every day such as water bottles, toys and food packaging. There is much disagreement about how much BPA exposure is necessary to cause adverse health effects. In a study completed by the EPA, they found that people have not been exposed to levels high enough to have an effect on their health. A study by the CDC found BPA in 95% of the 394 of the adult urine samples tested, but impact human health is not yet clear. Many studies have found correlations between measurable amounts of BPA in the body and health effects including recurrent miscarriages, chromosomal abnormalities and polycystic ovarian syndrome. Exposure is particularly concerning in children, especially prenatal. This is because they have not yet developed UDP-glucuronosyltransferase, the prim.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-6798.1000147

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