HSCI 20200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Plasmodium Ovale, Bisphenol S, Bisphenol A
29 Sep 2016
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Essentials of environmental, occupational, and radiological health sciences (hsci 20200) Endocrine disrupters: concern: dose-response endocrine disrupting chemicals are unusual at low levels of exposure, u-shaped dose response. Early development: developmental period of vital organs and hormonal systems, exposure to pregnant women impacts development of infants. Bpa (bisphenol a: industrial chemical used to make synthetic plastics, polycarbonate, exposure: Through diet microwave plastics leach into food: effects: 93% of the population was/is exposed to bpa. Children had the highest level of exposure. Females had very high bpa levels compared to men: research gaps. Behavior, obesity, diabetes, asthma, cardiovascular disease, reproductive disorders, development of prostate/breast/uterine cancer: actions: 2013: fda assessment states that bpa is safe at a very low level in some foods. Choose safer plastics baby bottles, nalgene bottles (avoid 3,6, &7) Replacement of bpa with bpf (bisphenol f) and bps (bisphenol s) Vector: an insect/any living carrier that transports an infectious agent from infected individual does not cause disease itself.
