Distribution and Preliminary
Exposure Assessment of
Bisphenol AF (BPAF) in Various Environmental Matrices around a Manufacturing
Plant in China
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Abstract
Increasing attention has been paid to bisphenol A and
bisphenol
(BP) analogues due to high production volumes, wide usage and potential
adverse effects. Bisphenol AF (BPAF) is considered a new bisphenol
analogue which is used as raw material in plastic industry, but little
is known about its occurrence in the environment and the potential
associated risk. In this work, BPAF levels and environmental distribution
were reported in samples collected around a manufacturing plant and
a preliminary exposure risk assessment to local residents was conducted.
BPAF was detected in most of the samples, with levels in river ranging
between 4 ng/L, sediments (0.520–2.00
× 10<sup>3</sup> ng/g dry weight, dw), soils