Shandong Science ›› 2025, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (2): 13-27.doi: 10.3976/j.issn.1002-4026.20240103

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Review of the sources, distribution, and health risks of bisphenol compounds in environmental media in China

WANG Yongfeng1(), YU Jingyuan2, ZHANG Hao3   

  1. 1. Quanzhou Institute for Environment Protection Industry, Nanjing University, Quanzhou 362000, China
    2. Headway Technology Group (Qingdao) Co., Ltd., Qingdao 266100, China
    3. Shandong Analysis and Test Center, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Science), Jinan 250014, China
  • Received:2024-08-26 Online:2025-04-20 Published:2025-04-16

Abstract:

Bisphenol A (BPA) is an endocrine-disrupting chemical that is widely used in the production of epoxy resins and polycarbonate plastics. Due to its potential harm to human health, its use has been restricted in many materials that come into contact with the human body. Other bisphenol compounds have emerged as alternatives, but they have similar structures and characteristics, with varying degrees of estrogenic activity and toxicity. With the rapid economic development in China, the demand for bisphenol compounds has been increasing, and so has the production capacity. The sources and distribution of bisphenol pollutants are emerging pollutants in various environmental media and human exposure to them in China deserve in-depth research. In this study, we reviewed the literature published in the past ten years (2014—2024), systematically summarized the sources and distribution patterns, human exposure levels, and health risks of bisphenol pollutants in various environmental media (surface water, sediments, and soil), and proposed various control measures and policy recommendations for bisphenol pollutants in China, aiming to provide a reference for the environmental risk control and environmental governance of bisphenol pollutants in China.

Key words: bisphenols, endocrine-disrupting chemical, contamination distribution, human exposure, pollution control measures

CLC Number: 

  • X171