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inTroduCTi<strong>on</strong><br />

Bisphenol.A.(CAS.RN:.80.–.05.–.7).is.a.high.producti<strong>on</strong>.volume.chemical.used.primarily.in.<strong>the</strong>.<br />

producti<strong>on</strong>.of.polycarb<strong>on</strong>ate.plastics.<strong>and</strong>.epoxy.<br />

resins..Polycarb<strong>on</strong>ate.plastics.are.used.in.food.<br />

<strong>and</strong>.drink.packaging;.<strong>the</strong>.resins.are.used.as.lacquers.to.coat.metal.products.such.as.food.cans,.<br />

bottle.tops,.<strong>and</strong>.water.supply.pipes..To.a.lesser.<br />

extent.bisphenol.A.is.used.in.<strong>the</strong>.producti<strong>on</strong>.of.<br />

polyester.resins,.polysulf<strong>on</strong>e.resins,.polyacrylate.<br />

resins,.<strong>and</strong>.flame.retardants..In.additi<strong>on</strong>,.bisphenol.A.<br />

is. used. in. <strong>the</strong>. processing. of. polyvinyl.<br />

chloride.plastic.<strong>and</strong>.in.<strong>the</strong>.recycling.of.<strong>the</strong>rmal.<br />

paper..Some.polymers.used.in.dental.sealants.<br />

<strong>and</strong>.tooth.coatings.c<strong>on</strong>tain.bisphenol.A.<br />

In.2007,.<strong>the</strong>.CERHR.Expert.Panel.<strong>on</strong>.Bisphenol.<br />

A.evaluated.bisphenol.A.for.reproductive.<strong>and</strong>.<br />

developmental.toxicity..Because.most.people.in.<br />

<strong>the</strong>.United.States.are.exposed.to.bisphenol.A.<br />

<strong>and</strong>.a.number.of.studies.have.reported.effects.<br />

<strong>on</strong>.reproducti<strong>on</strong>.<strong>and</strong>.development.in.laboratory.<br />

animals,.<strong>the</strong>re.is.c<strong>on</strong>siderable.interest.in.its.possible.health.effects.<strong>on</strong>.people..For.<strong>the</strong>se.reas<strong>on</strong>s,.<strong>the</strong>.CERHR.c<strong>on</strong>vened.an.expert.panel.to.c<strong>on</strong>duct.an.evaluati<strong>on</strong>.of.<strong>the</strong>.potential.reproductive.<br />

<strong>and</strong>.developmental.toxicities.of.bisphenol.A..<br />

ix<br />

This.m<strong>on</strong>ograph.includes.<strong>the</strong>.NTP.Brief.<strong>on</strong>.Bisphenol.A,.a.list.of.<strong>the</strong>.expert.panel.members.<br />

(Appendix.I),.<strong>and</strong>.<strong>the</strong>.Expert.Panel.Report.<strong>on</strong>.<br />

bisphenol.A.(Appendix.II)..The.m<strong>on</strong>ograph.is.<br />

intended.to.serve.as.a.single,.collective.source.<br />

of.informati<strong>on</strong>.<strong>on</strong>.<strong>the</strong>.potential.for.bisphenol.<br />

A.to.adversely.affect.human.reproducti<strong>on</strong>.or.<br />

development..<br />

The.NTP.Brief.<strong>on</strong>.Bisphenol.A.presents.<strong>the</strong>.<br />

NTP’s.opini<strong>on</strong>.<strong>on</strong>.<strong>the</strong>.potential.for.exposure.to.<br />

bisphenol.A.to.cause.adverse.reproductive.or.<br />

developmental.effects.in.people..The.NTP.Brief.<br />

is.intended.to.provide.clear,.balanced,.scientifically.sound.informati<strong>on</strong>..It.is.based.<strong>on</strong>.informati<strong>on</strong>.about.bisphenol.A.provided.in.<strong>the</strong>.expert.<br />

panel.report,.public.comments,.comments.from.<br />

peer.reviewers. 3 .<strong>and</strong>.additi<strong>on</strong>al.scientific.informati<strong>on</strong>.available.since.<strong>the</strong>.expert.panel.meeting..<br />

3 Peer.review.of.this.brief.was.c<strong>on</strong>ducted.by.<strong>the</strong>.NTP.<br />

Board.of.Scientific.Counselors.(supplemented.with.<br />

eight. n<strong>on</strong>-voting. ad hoc. reviewers). <strong>on</strong>. June. 11,.<br />

2008..The.peer.report.is.available.at.http://cerhr.<br />

niehs.nih.gov/chemicals/bisphenol/bisphenol.<br />

html.

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