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77julia77 [94]
3 years ago
5

Bisphenol-A (BPA) is a compound found in many plastics. Under certain circumstances, BPA leaches out of the plastic and is inges

ted. Inside the body, BPA imitates a hormone that stimulates growth of the female secondary sex characteristics. Based on this information, what would BPA be classified as?
Chemistry
2 answers:
Otrada [13]3 years ago
8 0

BPA is xenoestrogen as it mimics estrogen.

Xenoestrogens are xenohormones (the substances which mimics hormones, can be natural or synthetic) which mimics estrogen

They may disturb the reproductive system of human beings.


saveliy_v [14]3 years ago
3 0
BPA is estrogenic and an endocrine disruptor.
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