Exposure to New Emerging Bisphenols Among Young Children in Switzerland
Restrictions on the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in consumer products led to its replacement by various bisphenol (BP) analogues, yet young children’s exposure to these analogues has been poorly characterized so far. This study aimed to characterize infants’ and toddlers’ exposure to BPA and 14 emerging...
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doaj-2f544ed4b8da4d98b73d25917ddd54642020-11-25T03:24:22ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1661-78271660-46012020-07-01174793479310.3390/ijerph17134793Exposure to New Emerging Bisphenols Among Young Children in SwitzerlandFiorella Lucarini0Tropoja Krasniqi1Gaëlle Bailat Rosset2Nicolas Roth3Nancy B Hopf4Marie-Christine Broillet5Davide Staedler6Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, SwitzerlandDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, SwitzerlandScitec Research SA, Av. De Provence 18, 1007 Lausanne, SwitzerlandSwiss Centre for Applied Human Toxicology (SCAHT), University of Basel, 4055 Basel, SwitzerlandSwiss Centre for Applied Human Toxicology (SCAHT), University of Basel, 4055 Basel, SwitzerlandDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, SwitzerlandDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, SwitzerlandRestrictions on the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in consumer products led to its replacement by various bisphenol (BP) analogues, yet young children’s exposure to these analogues has been poorly characterized so far. This study aimed to characterize infants’ and toddlers’ exposure to BPA and 14 emerging BP analogues (i.e., bisphenol AF, bisphenol AP, bisphenol B, bisphenol BP, bisphenol C (BPC), bisphenol E, bisphenol F (BPF), bisphenol G, bisphenol M (BPM), bisphenol P, bisphenol PH, bisphenol S (BPS), bisphenol TMC, and bisphenol Z). We extracted infants’ and toddlers’ urine from diapers (<i>n</i> = 109) collected in Swiss daycare centers as a practical and noninvasive alternative approach to urinary biomonitoring. Bisphenols were present in 47% of the samples, with BPC and BPM being the most frequently detected (23% and 25% of all samples, respectively). The mean concentrations of urinary BPS and BPF were greater than that of BPA. This contrasts with data reported previously. Furthermore, statistical analysis revealed a significant and negative correlation between urinary BPM concentration and the population’s age. Our results provide a first characterization of infants’ and toddlers’ exposure to bisphenols in Switzerland. This knowledge can be used to support ongoing biomonitoring studies and to prioritize exposure reduction and prevention strategies.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/13/4793bisphenol analoguesbiomonitoringendocrine disruptorsurinechildren’s health |
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Fiorella Lucarini Tropoja Krasniqi Gaëlle Bailat Rosset Nicolas Roth Nancy B Hopf Marie-Christine Broillet Davide Staedler Exposure to New Emerging Bisphenols Among Young Children in Switzerland International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health bisphenol analogues biomonitoring endocrine disruptors urine children’s health |
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Fiorella Lucarini Tropoja Krasniqi Gaëlle Bailat Rosset Nicolas Roth Nancy B Hopf Marie-Christine Broillet Davide Staedler |
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Exposure to New Emerging Bisphenols Among Young Children in Switzerland |
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Exposure to New Emerging Bisphenols Among Young Children in Switzerland |
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Exposure to New Emerging Bisphenols Among Young Children in Switzerland |
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Exposure to New Emerging Bisphenols Among Young Children in Switzerland |
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Exposure to New Emerging Bisphenols Among Young Children in Switzerland |
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exposure to new emerging bisphenols among young children in switzerland |
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
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1661-7827 1660-4601 |
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Restrictions on the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in consumer products led to its replacement by various bisphenol (BP) analogues, yet young children’s exposure to these analogues has been poorly characterized so far. This study aimed to characterize infants’ and toddlers’ exposure to BPA and 14 emerging BP analogues (i.e., bisphenol AF, bisphenol AP, bisphenol B, bisphenol BP, bisphenol C (BPC), bisphenol E, bisphenol F (BPF), bisphenol G, bisphenol M (BPM), bisphenol P, bisphenol PH, bisphenol S (BPS), bisphenol TMC, and bisphenol Z). We extracted infants’ and toddlers’ urine from diapers (<i>n</i> = 109) collected in Swiss daycare centers as a practical and noninvasive alternative approach to urinary biomonitoring. Bisphenols were present in 47% of the samples, with BPC and BPM being the most frequently detected (23% and 25% of all samples, respectively). The mean concentrations of urinary BPS and BPF were greater than that of BPA. This contrasts with data reported previously. Furthermore, statistical analysis revealed a significant and negative correlation between urinary BPM concentration and the population’s age. Our results provide a first characterization of infants’ and toddlers’ exposure to bisphenols in Switzerland. This knowledge can be used to support ongoing biomonitoring studies and to prioritize exposure reduction and prevention strategies. |
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bisphenol analogues biomonitoring endocrine disruptors urine children’s health |
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