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0541/2018 - Wide environmental contamination by bisphenol-a: Are we conscious of the risk and exposure forms?
Contaminação ambiental em larga escala por bisfenol-a: Estamos conscientes do risco e formas de exposição?

Author:

• Oona Tomiê DaronchI - DaronchI, OT - <oona.daronch@yahoo.com.br>

Co-author(s):

• Eliane Mara Cesário Pereira Maluf - Maluf, E. M. C. P. - <eliane.cesario@yahoo.com.br>
• Vanessa Ingenchki - Ingenchki, V - <vaneingen@gmail.com>
• Mariana Medeiros - Medeiros, M - <mari2013med@gmail.com>
• Sofia Bittencourt - Bittencourt, S - <sofiasdb@hotmail.com>
• Isabella Gil - Gil, I - <bela_gil@hotmail.com>


Abstract:

INTRODUCTION: Bisphenol-A (BFA) is a substance widely used in everyday life, especially in plastic materials. This study evaluated the exposure of university students to the endocrine disruptor BFA, their knowledge about this substance and its damage to human health. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study carried out with 500 studentsa University of Curitiba. The sample was ed in proportion to the three major areas of knowledge, and the courses interviewed were drawn. The students answered an objective questionnaire consisting of three parts: socioeconomic, exposure assessment and knowledge tests. RESULTS: 91.3% of the respondents consume foods stored in plastic packaging, 90.06% use beverages in this type of container and 84.8% consume canned beverages / foods. However, only 19.8% have heard of BFA and 97.2% do not know about the relationship between BFA exposure and endocrine changes. CONCLUSION: There was a high rate of exposure to BFA and a low level of knowledge about the subject. This disproportion shows the need for more in-depth research on the subject in the Brazilian population, in addition to the expansion of information measures.

Keywords:

Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate; Endocrine disrupters; Public health

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DaronchI, OT, Maluf, E. M. C. P., Ingenchki, V, Medeiros, M, Bittencourt, S, Gil, I. Wide environmental contamination by bisphenol-a: Are we conscious of the risk and exposure forms?. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2018/Dec). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/wide-environmental-contamination-by-bisphenola-are-we-conscious-of-the-risk-and-exposure-forms/17074



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