What is it about?
This first exploratory biomonitoring study on BPA concentrations in maternal urine samples taken from 10 English-speaking Caribbean countries indicates that prenatal exposure to this reproductive and neurodevelopmental environmental toxicant is taking place throughout the Caribbean region.
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Why is it important?
Given the 100% detection rate and that all of the Caribbean geometric means recorded were higher than those recorded for Canadian and U.S. women, this clearly points to the need for Caribbean governments and public health officials to first engage in legislative and regulatory efforts to ban or minimize the importation and use of BPA products used the Caribbean and, second, to continue to conduct biomonitoring surveys so as to ensure that these laws and regulations are indeed leading to a decrease of BPA concentrations in Caribbean populations.
Perspectives
I hope that this study's findings will provide the impetus for Caribbean governments and public health officials to first engage in legislative and regulatory efforts to ban or minimize the importation and use of BPA products used the Caribbean and, second, to continue to conduct biomonitoring surveys so as to ensure that these laws and regulations are indeed leading to a decrease of BPA concentrations in Caribbean populations.
Dr. Martin S Forde
St. George's University, Grenada
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This page is a summary of: Evaluation of Bisphenol A in Pregnant Women from 10 Caribbean Countries, Toxics, September 2022, MDPI AG,
DOI: 10.3390/toxics10100556.
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