Widespread Occurrence of Bisphenol A in Paper and Paper Products: Implications for Human Exposure

Liao, Chunyang; Kannan, Kurunthachalam

doi:10.1021/es202507f

Widespread Occurrence of Bisphenol A in Paper and Paper Products: Implications for Human Exposure

Bisphenol A (BPA) is used in a variety of consumer products, including some paper products, particularly thermal receipt papers, for which it is used as a color developer. Nevertheless, little is known about the magnitude of BPA contamination or human exposure to BPA as a result of contact with p…