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Bisphenol A (BPA) is an endocrine disrupting environmental chemical. Urinary concentrations of BPA were measured in samples collected nationwide from Chinese young adults. The geometric mean urinary concentration of BPA in Chinese young adults was 2.23 ng/mL. The estimated daily exposure dose for BPA was 64.8 ng/kg bw/day. Contributions of various BPA sources to exposure in Chinese young adults were estimated. Dietary intake was the primary exposure pathway. The contribution of dietary intake, indoor dust, paper products and personal care products to BPA intake was 72.5 %, 0.74 %, 0.98 %, 0.22 % of the total exposure dose, respectively. This is the first study on the occurrence of BPA in young adults from most provinces and autonomous regions of China. The results can be used to establish a database for BPA exposure assessment for Chinese general population.
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We thank all the volunteers for providing urine samples. This study was funded by a Grant (1U38EH000464-01) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, Atlanta, GA). Samples were analyzed at Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health. This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21277038). This study was partly supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. HIT. NSRIF. 2014095) and Independent Research from State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (No. 2013DX15).
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Gao, C., Liu, L., Ma, W. et al. Bisphenol A in Urine of Chinese Young Adults: Concentrations and Sources of Exposure. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 96, 162–167 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-015-1703-5
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