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Table of C<strong>on</strong>TenTs<br />

What.is.Bisphenol.A?.......................................................................................................................1<br />

Are.People.Exposed.to.Bisphenol.A?...............................................................................................1<br />

Can.Bisphenol.A.Affect.<strong>Human</strong>.Development.or.Reproducti<strong>on</strong>?....................................................6<br />

Supporting.Evidence............................................................................................................7<br />

How.Was.This.C<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong>.Reached?.............................................................................9<br />

<strong>Human</strong>.Studies..............................................................................................................15<br />

Laboratory.Animal.Studies...........................................................................................16<br />

Are.Current.Exposures.to.Bisphenol.A.High.Enough.to.Cause.C<strong>on</strong>cern?....................................34<br />

Supporting.Evidence..........................................................................................................34<br />

Daily.Intake.Exposure.Estimates.................................................................................34<br />

Exposure.Comparis<strong>on</strong>s.Based.<strong>on</strong>.Daily.Intake............................................................36<br />

Exposure.Comparis<strong>on</strong>s.Based.<strong>on</strong>.Blood.C<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong>s.of.Free.Bisphenol.A............37<br />

NTP.C<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong>s............................................................................................................................38<br />

List.of.Figures<br />

Figure.1:. Chemical.structure.of.bisphenol.A...................................................................1<br />

Figure.2a:. The.weight.of.evidence.that.bisphenol.A.causes.adverse..<br />

developmental.or.reproductive.effects.in.humans............................................7<br />

Figure.2b:. The.weight.of.evidence.that.bisphenol.A.causes.adverse..<br />

developmental.or.reproductive.effects.in.laboratory.animals...........................8<br />

Figure.3:.. NTP.c<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong>s.regarding.<strong>the</strong>.possibilities.that.human.development..<br />

or.reproducti<strong>on</strong>.might.be.effected.by.exposure.to.bisphenol.A........................8<br />

List.of.Tables<br />

Table.1:..Summary.of.ranges.of.estimated.daily.intakes.in.people..<br />

based.<strong>on</strong>.sources.of.exposure.................................................................................2<br />

Table.2:..Urinary.c<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong>s.<strong>and</strong>.corresp<strong>on</strong>ding.“back.calculated”..<br />

daily.intakes.of.bisphenol.A.in.people...................................................................5<br />

Table.3:..Blood.<strong>and</strong>.breast.milk.biom<strong>on</strong>itoring.of.bisphenol.A.in.people............................6<br />

Appendix.A:..Interpretati<strong>on</strong>.of.Blood.Biom<strong>on</strong>itoring.Studies........................................................40<br />

References......................................................................................................................................45<br />

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