The bisphenols () are a group of industrial chemical compounds related to
diphenylmethane; commonly used in the creation of plastics and epoxy resins.
Most are based on two
hydroxyphenyl functional groups linked by a
methylene bridge. Exceptions include bisphenol S, P, and M. "Bisphenol" is a
common name
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; the letter following denotes the variant, which depends on the additional substituents.
Bisphenol A
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical compound primarily used in the manufacturing of various plastics. It is a colourless solid which is Solubility, soluble in most common organic solvents, but has very poor solubility in water. BPA is produced on a ...
is the most popular representative of the group, with millions of metric tons produced globally in the past decade, often simply called "bisphenol".
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Health effects
Bisphenols A (BPA), F (BPF) and S (BPS) have been shown to be
endocrine disruptors, potentially relating to adverse health effects.
Due to its high production volumes, BPA has been characterised as a "pseudo-persistent" chemical, leading to its spreading and potential accumulation in a variety of environmental matrices, even though it has a fairly short
half-life Half-life is a mathematical and scientific description of exponential or gradual decay.
Half-life, half life or halflife may also refer to:
Film
* Half-Life (film), ''Half-Life'' (film), a 2008 independent film by Jennifer Phang
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[See Bisphenol A#Environmental effects for extensive discussion]
References
Further reading
* For additional examples and alternate names, see: {{cite book , title= Polymer Science Dictionary , vauthors = Alger M , publisher= Springer , year= 2017 , isbn= 978-94-024-0893-5 , page= 77
Endocrine disruptors