|Articles|December 11, 2012

BPA found in fetal liver tissue

A National Institutes of Health-funded study published in the Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology provides evidence that exposure to the compound bisphenol A (BPA) during human pregnancy is considerable, and that elimination of BPA occurs more slowly in fetuses than in adults.

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