BPA
Bisphenol A
- Category
- bisphenol · Bisphenol
- Record
- specific compound · restricted
- Identifiers
- CAS 80-05-7 · C15H16O2
- Aliases
- 4,4'-(propane-2,2-diyl)diphenol, Bisphenol A
High-production-volume bisphenol used in polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins. Domain scores are seed hypotheses about biological activity, not a single risk number.
Restrictions differ by use and jurisdiction.
Flags: environmental chemical
Phase-1 numbers are seed hypotheses. They are not curated consensus, not a toxicity total, and not a statement of human risk. Association is not written as causation.
| Context | Life stage | Type | Dose metric | Real-world relevance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fetus via maternal diet Gestational window is not further specified. | fetus | dietary · maternal | dietary concentration | moderate |
General population Dietary and food-contact context. Dose is not quantified in this seed. | adult | dietary | dietary concentration | high |