Study: Human Exposure to BPA ‘Grossly Underestimated’
New York Times
Gayathri Vaidyanthan
September 21, 2010
Americans are likely to be exposed at higher levels than previously thought to bisphenol A, a compound that mimics hormones important to human development and is found in more than 90 percent of people in the United States, according to new research.
U.S. EPA says it is OK for humans to take in up to 50 micrograms of BPA per kilogram of body weight each day. The new study, published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, suggests that we are exposed to at least eight times that amount every day.
“Our data raise grave concern that regulatory agencies have grossly underestimated current human exposure levels,” states the study.
