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S: http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/PublicHealthFocus/ucm064437.htm (last access: 26 August 2016); https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/sya-bpa/ (last access: 26 August 2016).
N: 1. bis (word-forming element meaning “twice,” from Latin bis “twice, in two ways, doubly,” from Old Latin dvis, cognate with Sanskrit dvih, Avestan bish, Greek dis, Middle High German zwis “twice,” from PIE *dwo- “two”. Also the form of bi- used before -s-, -c-, or a vowel) + phenol (“carbolic acid,” 1844, from pheno- + -ol. Discovered in coal tar in 1834; used as an antiseptic from 1867. Related: Phenolic).
First Known Use: 1951.
2. Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical that is mainly used in combination with other chemicals to manufacture plastics and resins. For example, BPA is used in polycarbonate, a high performance transparent, rigid plastic. Polycarbonate is used to make food containers, such as returnable beverage bottles, infant feeding (baby) bottles, tableware (plates and mugs) and storage containers. Residues of BPA are also present in epoxy resins used to make protective coatings and linings for food and beverage cans and vats. BPA can migrate in small amounts into food and beverages stored in materials containing the substance.
3. A chemical product in the form of white flakes with a mild phenolic odor that is used as an intermediate in the manufacture of epoxy, polycarbonate, phenoxy, polysulfone and certain polyester resins, in the manufacture of flame retardants, as a fungicide and in the rubber industry.
4. 4,4′-(propane-2,2-diyl)diphenol: “4,4” is followed by a prime sign.
5. Abbreviation: BPA. Chemical formula: (CH3)2(C6H4OH)2.
S: 1. MW – http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bisphenol%20A; http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=phenol (last access: 26 August 2016); OED – http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=bis-; (last access: 26 August 2016). 2. https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/topics/topic/bisphenol (last access: 26 August 2016). 3 to 5. TERMIUM PLUS – http://goo.gl/SXph8g (last access: 26 August 2016).
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