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Bishphenol A (BPA):An Emerging Pollutant


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Bisphenol A (BPA) is widely used industrial chemical. It is a man-made chemical compound and its worldwide production rate is six billion pound per annum [1]. This particular chemical compound is mainly used for synthesis of polycarbonate, epoxy resins and thermal paper [2].
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N. K. Mondal
Department of Environmental Science, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal, India

Abstract


Bisphenol A (BPA) is widely used industrial chemical. It is a man-made chemical compound and its worldwide production rate is six billion pound per annum [1]. This particular chemical compound is mainly used for synthesis of polycarbonate, epoxy resins and thermal paper [2].

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.24906/isc%2F2018%2Fv32%2Fi3%2F176077